oppose
Example Sentences
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The board’s vote will likely face legal challenges by those who oppose a freeze, however.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
A Gallup poll released last month found 7 out of 10 Americans oppose data centers being built in their area.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
People who conscientiously oppose military service have since 1996 been permitted to perform civilian service instead.
From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026
More Americans now say the energy-hungry facilities have more downsides than positives, according to the Pew Research Center, and 71% oppose having one built in their own area, according to a March Gallup survey.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
But some women continued to oppose their own suffrage, arguing that having the vote would threaten women’s role in society and in the home.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing oppose
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 1
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