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Recent Examples of opposition However, the growing bipartisan opposition suggests that the policy may face significant challenges moving forward. MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025 The ban on key opposition leaders has prompted protests that authorities have tried to block. Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025 Despite some bipartisan support and strong public approval, the bill faces opposition from key Republican leaders. Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025 In Europe, Giorgia Meloni became Italy’s most far-right leader since Benito Mussolini in 2022, while the far-right Alternative for Germany is now Germany’s largest opposition party. Ana Nicolaci Da Costa, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for opposition
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Noun
  • Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in the world, closely following lung cancer – and while treatments exist, many patients often exhibit resistance to current therapies.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The elastic band provides resistance and the weight increases the intensity of the exercise and the effort required.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even so, many artists choose to make such objections public so that a general audience is aware of their stance.
    Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Cranston was not alone in his objections about Sora 2.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • It’s known to be two-sided but that’s more about having extreme polarity.
    Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Reverse is accomplished through polarity change rather than gearing.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a growing divergence in spending between high- and low-income households.
    Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
  • So far, the second half of the year has been marked by political and economic divergence in Europe.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Opposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposition. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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