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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The late 19th century was a hotbed of political violence, with the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881, the Phoenix Park murders in 1882 and the 1894 Greenwich Observatory bombing, among many other incidents, inspiring novelists on both sides of the Atlantic. —

Max Chapnick, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025 The illicit drug — the most deadly authorities have ever encountered — has overwhelmed local police and sheriff’s departments on both sides of the state line in the nine-county Kansas City area since 2018. —

Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025 This underscores the devastating human toll on both sides of the conflict. —

Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 Even politicians are likely working to figure that out right now on both sides of the aisle. —

Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for on both sides

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