dissensions

variants also dissentions
plural of dissension
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Noun
  • Iyengar added that today’s political believers are also willing to overlook any possible disagreements on public policy matters.
    John Scott Lewinski, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Previous ceasefire efforts have collapsed due to disagreements over the terms of hostage releases and Israel's demand for Hamas to disarm—something Hamas has repeatedly refused to do.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Chiles won team gold at the Paris Olympics but became embroiled in one of the biggest controversies of the Games when she was instructed to give up her individual floor exercise bronze medal to Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This year’s ceremony is the second under new leadership after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was dissolved following controversies including allegations the HFPA had no Black members, ran smear campaigns and engaged in questionable financial practices.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • His ability to collaborate across racial, political, and economic divisions ultimately transformed South Africa.
    Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Deep divisions The angry scenes on Thursday highlighted divisions that have deepened since Netanyahu returned to power as head of a right-wing coalition at the end of 2022.
    Reuters, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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