as in to object (to)
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oppose
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The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System passed a resolution Thursday opposing the expansion of Waymo’s robotaxis.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026 -
Various Christian faith healing groups, which believe in prayer over medicine, and Christian Scientists, which believe illness is an illusion, oppose vaccines.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Dissent (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissent%20%28to%29. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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