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be at odds



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“This would be at odds with the administration’s apparent desire to lower mortgage rates,” he writes.

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

He also raised concerns that the LAFD’s final report would be at odds with a report on the January wildfires commissioned by the governor’s office.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 23, 2025

“We’ve worked hard to fashion a new identity, which might be at odds with how our family thinks about us.”

From MarketWatch Nov. 22, 2025

Hillquit ran a strong campaign under the unique conditions of that world-historical year, by all accounts, winning almost 150,000 votes across a fractious range of communities who were generally understood to be at odds.

From Salon Oct. 26, 2025

Not only was her voice robotic; she was also saying things that she never would have said before, expressing sentiments that seemed to be at odds with the mother Flora had always known.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo




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