dissent
Example Sentences
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In dissent, Judge Allison Eid wrote that Project Soy didn’t lack economic substance, partly because the government was just objecting to the timing of the transaction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
It was this decision that the Supreme Court vacated on Monday in an unsigned one-paragraph order, over the three liberals’ dissent.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
But she also said that she wrote her dissent “not as a Latina who’s insulted,” but to convince Kavanaugh he was breaking with precedent.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
Florence, wracked by dissent and besieged by the Holy Roman Empire, remained in ferment until the Medicis consolidated power in 1530 into what became the Duchy of Florence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
“You have that right, as you know. The right to dissent is one of our most important freedoms here. “But the meeting is in four days.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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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