diametrically opposed
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Is it possible to prevent an heir from spending their inheritance on things to which we are diametrically opposed?
From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026
But Donaldson sees these videos as pragmatic; making money and promoting charitable causes, he and his team would argue, are not diametrically opposed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026
And then he said something that caught me off guard: “Your classmates hold diametrically opposed world views. Totally incompatible,” he told the crowd.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025
Commenting on the prospects for a breakthrough, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday that the two sides were "diametrically opposed" and "a lot of diplomatic work lies ahead".
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025
Whether even a heroic level of leadership stood any chance was uncertain because—and here was the cruelest irony—the effort to make the Revolution truly complete seemed diametrically opposed to remaining a united nation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
