opposition

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The proposed tax, which would be retroactive to billionaires who lived in the state as of Jan. 1, drew predictable opposition from the wealthy, notably Silicon Valley tech leaders.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

María Corina Machado, the opposition leader who escaped from the country last year, wrote on X that her “prayers are with every Venezuelan home in these hours of anguish.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

As the second-placed candidate he is entitled to a seat in the Senate, where he said he would exercise "a democratic, vigilant and constructive opposition".

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Factional divisions and opposition to talks with the United States exist within the Iranian hierarchy, but such splits will not suffice on their own to derail the negotiating process, analysts say.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Again, racial equality was being forced upon the South by the federal government, and by 1956, Southern white opposition to desegregation mushroomed into a vicious backlash.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander