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as in resists
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 combats
to strive to reduce or eliminate
we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise
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The group leading the rebellion, however, is Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS) whose leader Abu Muhammad Al Jolani is a former al Qaeda fighter with an Islamist ideology that opposes Israel.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Ankara wants to control northern Syria and expel the Kurds, a solution that Moscow opposes, even though the Kurds are allies of the United States.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The Chicago Teachers Union (for whom Johnson previously worked) opposes Martinez and has identified him as an obstacle to achieving their contract goals.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Yet Israel, which opposes Palestinian statehood, has been working on its own postwar strategy, reportedly in collaboration with the United Arab Emirates, which normalized relations with Israel in 2020 and supports a faction of Fatah.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
China, which views Taiwan as its own territory and opposes any foreign interactions or visits by the island’s leaders, has been stepping up military pressure against Taiwan, including two rounds of war games this year.
—Reuters, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
At the same time, Baker opposes efforts by some Republican officials to ban books in schools, and change curriculum that addresses racial identity and Black history.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
Musk, who doesn’t have a public-facing account, opposes a ban.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
If the magnetic field of the CME is oriented in a way that opposes Earth's magnetic field (), a process called magnetic reconnection occurs, which allows energy and particles from the CME to penetrate Earth's magnetic defenses—triggering a geomagnetic storm.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Mostafa Salem, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Ankara wants to control northern Syria and expel the Kurds, a solution that Moscow opposes, even though the Kurds are allies of the United States.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The Chicago Teachers Union (for whom Johnson previously worked) opposes Martinez and has identified him as an obstacle to achieving their contract goals.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Yet Israel, which opposes Palestinian statehood, has been working on its own postwar strategy, reportedly in collaboration with the United Arab Emirates, which normalized relations with Israel in 2020 and supports a faction of Fatah.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
China, which views Taiwan as its own territory and opposes any foreign interactions or visits by the island’s leaders, has been stepping up military pressure against Taiwan, including two rounds of war games this year.
—Reuters, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
At the same time, Baker opposes efforts by some Republican officials to ban books in schools, and change curriculum that addresses racial identity and Black history.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
Musk, who doesn’t have a public-facing account, opposes a ban.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
If the magnetic field of the CME is oriented in a way that opposes Earth's magnetic field (), a process called magnetic reconnection occurs, which allows energy and particles from the CME to penetrate Earth's magnetic defenses—triggering a geomagnetic storm.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Opposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opposes. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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