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as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
considerable dissent within the party's rank and file
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as in dissention
departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice
the church reacted to any form of dissent by promptly excommunicating its proponents
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as in to disagree
to have a different opinion
anyone who dissented was encouraged to speak out while they had the chance
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Recent Examples of dissent
Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Still, Ko’s anti-Zionism exists necessarily in relation to mainstream Jewish identity—as a form of dissent.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Brendan Pierson, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
In a dissenting opinion posted on the CTU’s site, union representative Robert Bloch denounced the fact-finder’s conclusions — and the method as a whole.
—Sarah MacAraeg, Chicago Tribune, 2 Dec. 2024
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What’s more, these sources tend to report the views of the most powerful, concealing dissent—and certainly not paying attention to the attitudes of commoners, as revealed in secondhand incarnations like Wiggo’s tale.
—Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Still, Ko’s anti-Zionism exists necessarily in relation to mainstream Jewish identity—as a form of dissent.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Circuit Judge Carlos Bea, an appointee of Republican former President George W. Bush, dissented, saying that the entire challenge to the law should be dismissed because the plaintiffs sued Labrador rather than the local prosecutors tasked with enforcing the law.
—Brendan Pierson, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
In a dissenting opinion posted on the CTU’s site, union representative Robert Bloch denounced the fact-finder’s conclusions — and the method as a whole.
—Sarah MacAraeg, Chicago Tribune, 2 Dec. 2024
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However, Barnier's austerity plan—which includes €40 billion ($42 billion) in spending cuts and €20 billion ($21 billion) in new taxes—has heightened tensions, fueling discord in the National Assembly and precipitating the current political crisis.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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This internal discord is music to Kitson’s ears, whose goal is to have Irish Republicans murder each other.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Exclusions for patients under the age of 22 and maternity-related care were built in, said the blurb, and professionals who disagreed with a denial could appeal through a standard process.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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Her mother, Samantha Williams, partially disagrees, stressing the need for caution.Nina Totenberg, NPR, 4 Dec. 2024
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That prompted the Vatican earlier this week to issue a statement stressing that the blessings don’t constitute heresy and there were no doctrinal grounds to reject the practice.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
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That kind of heresy might require the Vatican to get involved.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2012
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While a tie in a national election might cause a constitutional meltdown — and who knows what kind of civil strife — the officials of this small town north of Eureka had a simple solution: pick a name from a box.Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Argentina’s retirees are perhaps the most potent symbol of the strife inflicted by Mr. Milei’s fiscal shock.Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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This demand for nonconformity reflects a broader narrative rooted in American history, where risk-taking and resilience have been essential to the nation’s identity.Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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The nonconformity factor produced a surprisingly realistic result.Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2024
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Payers are focused on reducing costs to boost profitability, often leading to friction with healthcare providers who face increasing administrative burdens and diminishing financial returns.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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From a shortage of teachers to a surplus Under the Pay Equity Fund, only teachers — not center directors or other administrators — get pay bumps, a point of friction for some.Andrea Hsu, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
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Although Iran is brimming with dissidence, no coherent resistance movement has emerged.Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
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The death of Russian opposition figure and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny in prison last month punctuated a merciless crackdown on dissidence in Russia that has accelerated during its war with Ukraine.Anna Chernova, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
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Having finished up the Eras Tour on December 8, Swift does not appear to have any scheduling conflicts that would keep her from attending today's game in Cleveland, Ohio.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2024
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Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame were set to meet Sunday in Angola, which has been mediating the conflict to put an end to a decades-long conflict in eastern Congo between the Congolese army and M23 rebel group, which is allegedly backed by Rwanda.Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Dissent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissent. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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