at variance
Example Sentences
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The picture of Russia emerging triumphant and legitimized from such a deal is, ahem, at variance with reality.
His invasion of Ukraine in February prompted new laws that made it a crime to publish any information about the war that was at variance with official statements.
From Reuters
A week after sending its armed forces into Ukraine, Russia passed a law imposing a jail term of up to 15 years for intentionally spreading "fake" news at variance with government accounts about the military.
From Reuters
The decision appears totally at variance with the 1998 Good Friday Agreement and seems to have been a complete solo run by the international gymnastics governing body.
From BBC
It said bishops are responsible “to work to remedy situations that involve public actions at variance with the visible communion of the Church and the moral law.”
From Washington Post
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