1
as in challenged
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
had the temerity to oppugn the merits of a study in a discipline that he knows nothing about
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2
as in opposed
to strive to reduce or eliminate
guardians of liberty who staunchly oppugned tyranny, whether from the right or the left
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The Justice Department then challenged Vermont’s law, with more than 20 state attorneys general intervening.—
Yaël Ossowski,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026 -
Gyasi’s case is among the latest to be challenged in a federal court system struggling to keep up with the administration’s aggressive moves to maximize the number of immigrants removed from the US and increase vetting of visitors on nonimmigrant visas.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Natalee's mother, Beth, opposed the request, however.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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That same month, the Wall Street Journal reported that the White House opposed Anthropic's plan to expand access to its powerful Mythos model.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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But Florida’s family court guardians ad litem are not required to have any training in mental health or domestic abuse, while experts have long questioned the extent to which judges should rely on psychologists’ recommendations.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Democrats and some Republicans questioned using taxpayer money for the massive project, and Republicans did not include it in the final bill when it was released on Wednesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The memory of that episode—and of the country’s long and bloody civil war, fought from 1975 to 1990—still looms.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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José Palma, national coordinator of the National TPS Alliance — an advocacy group that has fought in federal courts against the cancellation of TPS for several countries—welcomed the extension of protections for the Lebanese.—
Gisela Salomon,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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What isn’t disputed, however, is Wilimowski’s extraordinary footballing ability.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Kalina disputed LeFebvre’s claim that the records were outside CLERB’s authority.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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“Oppugned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppugned. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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