on both sides
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—used to refer to the people who support a position together with the people who support the opposing position
People on both sides of the dispute agree that changes are necessary.
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Both candidates have raised more in California than any other state because the state’s donors bankroll political candidates on both sides of the aisle despite its cobalt tilt.
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Ground crews and personnel aboard air tankers and water-dropping helicopters fought the flames, which spread on both sides of the highway.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
In the year leading up to the November election, The View has welcomed several high-profile political guests on both sides of the aisle.
—EW.com, 29 May 2024
O'Keefe was found dead outside Brian Albert's home in Canton, Massachusetts, a Boston suburb that's been turned into an antagonistic battleground marred by vicious smear campaigns and clashes between hordes of supporters on both sides.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 28 May 2024
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Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
Ground crews and personnel aboard air tankers and water-dropping helicopters fought the flames, which spread on both sides of the highway.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
In the year leading up to the November election, The View has welcomed several high-profile political guests on both sides of the aisle.
—EW.com, 29 May 2024
O'Keefe was found dead outside Brian Albert's home in Canton, Massachusetts, a Boston suburb that's been turned into an antagonistic battleground marred by vicious smear campaigns and clashes between hordes of supporters on both sides.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 28 May 2024
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“On both sides.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20both%20sides. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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