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• Even more important than the absence of such a public consensus is that a sizable number seem to have a view almost diametrically opposed to that of the framers.
  — Jeanne Sheehan, Star Tribune, 12 Mar. 2021
• It’s often diametrically opposed to the business plan, in fact.
  — John Brandon, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
• Amy says: Many people make choices to tolerate someone whose views are diametrically opposed to their own.
  — Amy Dickinson, Star Tribune, 12 Apr. 2021
• Just from the public accounts, Biden’s discussion with Putin appeared diametrically opposed to Trump’s.
  — Matthew Lee, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Jan. 2021
• But policing is an institution whose members are trained to respond in a way diametrically opposed to what mental health calls often require, experts say.
  — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
• Worried: Many people make choices to tolerate someone whose views are diametrically opposed to their own.
  — Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2021
• Bob Sutton’s views on gun violence are diametrically opposed to Smith’s.
  — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2022
• The only reason to downsize is to improve efficiency, a goal diametrically opposed to the more profligate appetites.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 16 Mar. 2023
• Hamm sinks his teeth into being diametrically opposed to everything Pete Mitchell stands for.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 24 May 2022
• The world has some authoritarian leaders who are diametrically opposed to trust on a massive global scale.
  — Keith Krach, Forbes, 5 May 2022
• In the prime minister’s residence, much of which survived the fire, occupiers lounged and enjoyed a standard of luxury diametrically opposed to most Sri Lankans’ living conditions.
  — Dylan Butts, NBC News, 11 July 2022
• In jettisoning the single national standard Roe established, the court invited states to pass or enforce their own laws, which could be diametrically opposed to those of neighboring states.
  — Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
• His Republican Party’s policies are often diametrically opposed to those supported by the state’s liberal leadership and most of its residents.
  — Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022
• But this version of personal property rights is also co-opting narratives that felt, at one time, diametrically opposed to individualism.
  — Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 6 June 2023
• His Republican Party’s policies — in California and nationwide — are often diametrically opposed to those supported by the state’s liberal leadership and most of its residents.
  — Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
• Clare appears diametrically opposed to Irene’s character.
  — Sheena Scott, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 21 Sep 2024