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dissent

[dih-sent] / dΙͺˈsΙ›nt /




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Justice Jackson wrote a longer dissent for herself, going into more detail about the states’ injuries.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Such warnings from the administration were mentioned by Justice Sonia Sotomayor in her dissent as evidence of the harm suffered by the states already, and reason for the lower court’s ruling halting implementation to hold.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

A collection of sanctioned parties including Yabloko was allowed to push harmless policy ideas, but never allowed to cross the line into actual dissent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Public shows of dissent have been suppressed by wartime censorship laws and can trigger hefty fines or long prison sentences.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

There were one or two murmurs of dissent, that a stranger who was not a shrew should have first say.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

The decision to hold the benchmark rate steady between 3.5% and 3.75% drew three dissents from Fed presidents who thought a rate increase was warranted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Three of the 12 senior Fed officials who vote on interest rates favored an increase, marking the most dissents since 2016.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

"I don't expect a rate hike, but I do expect dissents," said Diane Swonk, chief economist at KPMG.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

The only way to figure out how the justices decided is if there were dissents.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026

Messrs. Wilmot, Chase, Corning, and Bronson then entered their dissents from their respective States upon the substitute offered by Mr. Tuck.

From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by L. E. (Lucius Eugene) Chittenden

At the meeting, the Fed held its benchmark interest rate steady at a range of 3.5%-3.75%, but three officials dissented in favor of a 25-basis-point increase.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

That’s why three voters on the Fed’s rate-setting board dissented last month in favor of a rate increase.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

The decision marked the first time since 2016 that three Federal Reserve officials dissented in the same direction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

On Wednesday, the Fed chose to keep interest rates steady despite those push factors, although three policymakers dissented and called for an immediate rate hike.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Only the queen's men had dissented, and then not loudly.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

The motion was approved on a 10-3 vote at Tuesday’s council meeting, with Imelda Padilla, Traci Park and Monica Rodriguez dissenting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

A dissenting judge said the ballroom project is likely acceptable under a federal statute that authorizes the president to take certain steps for the “improvement” of the executive residence at the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

But there are already dissenting members within the confederations, like Bhutan, the Philippines, and the UAE within Asia, who have all backed Infantino.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Lorie Logan, the third dissenting vote and president of the Dallas Fed, also issued a statement on Friday, agreeing with the need for "modest action" now to reduce the need for potentially sharper hikes later.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

We were used to her outbursts during Story; in fact, she became part of Story, the dissenting voice to the way things are, the rebel waiting for the fight to be brought.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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