dissent
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The RPF has a reputation for not tolerating any dissent, and talking about ethnicity is not encouraged.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Throughout the tense exchange in Justice Samuel Alito’s concurrence and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent, they spar over when the clock of the rule of law should start and stop.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
In dissent, she quoted Marshall’s warning that if all the voting districts in the South have white majorities, Black citizens will be left with a “right to cast meaningless ballots.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
The economy is too strong to justify an easing tilt, said Hammack in her written dissent on Friday.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
He always spoke quickly, pugnaciously, as though every conversation was an argument, the speed and force of his words suggesting authority and discouraging dissent.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Vocabulary lists containing dissent
The Hunger Games
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students, List 8
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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