dissent
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They also warn the rules could be misused to target critics and clamp down on dissent.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Justice Sotomayor wrote a dissent joined by the other two liberals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Her dissent exemplifies her belief that law should be a refuge for those who, like Reed, seek to escape the abuses of power and indifference that often play out in capital cases.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
People fed up with rolling blackouts have staged sporadic protests in recent days, banging pots and shouting slogans against the government, rare demonstrations in a country known for repressing dissent.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
Justice Stevens noted the trend in a powerful dissent issued in California v.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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