dissent
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In his dissent, Justice Clarence Thomas argued that pharmaceutical companies “cannot, in any legally relevant sense, be irreparably harmed by a court order that makes it more difficult for them to commit crimes.”
From Salon • May 15, 2026
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
The Court’s conservatives, including Justice Thomas and Antonin Scalia, were often in frustrated dissent.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
I shook my head: it required a degree of courage, excited as he was becoming, even to risk that mute sign of dissent.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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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