dissent
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“We’re not trying to be a judge or a jury. We’re trying to publish books that show openness to ideas, that don’t shame people or punish dissent and encourage debate.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Coupled with shortages of food and medicine, the situation has triggered rare public dissent in the form of street protests.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Justice Sonia Sotomayor made that clear in her stinging and persuasive dissent from the court’s denial of certiorari.
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
She takes caution for cowardice and dissent for defiance.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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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