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as in resisted
to refuse to give in to
I will continue to oppose any attempts to infringe upon our civil liberties
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as in fought
to strive to reduce or eliminate
we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise
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Recent Examples of opposed
Matt Egan, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
France's parliament is a political mess with three ideologically opposed parties sharing power.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
The board was shuffled to be more Altman-friendly and several directors who opposed him were forced out.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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But even some of Shelton’s biggest fans are opposed to her embrace of a zero-inflation target.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
France's parliament is a political mess with three ideologically opposed parties sharing power.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
Likely Black voters opposed the ballot measure, which opponents say will unfairly target people of color, while majorities of white, Latino and Asian American/Pacific Islander voters supported it, the poll found.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
The board was shuffled to be more Altman-friendly and several directors who opposed him were forced out.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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Many conservatives and law enforcement leaders have said the measure will deter crime, while progressives and left-leaning Democrats have resisted it, arguing that altering Proposition 47 will only put more Californians behind bars.Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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This is likely why Samsung has resisted making a wider Galaxy Fold for six straight iterations.Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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There is no line value based solely on the model but the Giants apply to a very good 236-117-10 ATS contrary indicator and this is the type of game that the Steelers traditionally haven’t been at their best under coach Mike Tomlin.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Once perceptions are framed and anchored, confirmation bias—the tendency for people to pay attention only to evidence that agrees with their perceptions and to ignore contrary information—tends to set in.Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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The filing details the company's ongoing legal proceedings, including actions against former executives and other entities, with no material adverse effect expected on the company's financial condition.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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While several free services to automatically delete all of an account’s posts exist, ones reviewed by NBC News either don’t guarantee against adverse effects like potentially suspending the account or require some technical work.Kevin Collier, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Byzantine faults arise when nodes provide conflicting information due to errors or malicious actions.Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield edged higher on Thursday as investors assessed conflicting economic data and several speeches from Federal Reserve policymakers helping to point the way on the future direction of interest rates.Samantha Subin,Scott Schnipper,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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With more than half of seniors on private Medicare Advantage plans now, this combative trend could create increasing disruption to their coverage.Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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In contrast to Biden's combative tone, Harris made a plea to all Americans, including Republicans, at a rally attended by 75,000 people at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Israel denies allegations of genocide in its more than year-long offensive against Palestinian militant group Hamas.Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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The militant group is an al Qaeda affiliate that has fought to establish an Islamic state in Somalia based on Shariah law.CBS News, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Oasis endured a hostile split in 2009, after years of headlines related to the Gallagher siblings’ fierce rivalry.Sophie Williams, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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As Assad’s government teetered on the brink of collapse, Hezbollah stepped in decisively to safeguard the regime and prevent the emergence of a new regime in Damascus that would be hostile to the axis.Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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More specifically, the impudent Skull Kid steals the Ocarina of Time and turns Link into a Deku Scrub, those antagonistic tree cannons first introduced in Ocarina.Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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The antagonistic interplay between Bruno and George is also dealt short shrift, lacking an electrifying oomph and glossing over aspects (better charting George’s tireless mission and Bruno’s slippery sensibilities) that would’ve deepened their respective gains and losses.Courtney Howard, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Opposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposed. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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