dissent
Example Sentences
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The editors of “Rings of Dissent: Boxing and Performances of Rebellion” won’t have it.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025
Appeared in the December 9, 2025, print edition as 'A Miami Republican’s Immigration Dissent'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
Dissent events are defined as instances where a person or persons use public and non-official means of expressing their dissatisfaction.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024
Dissent from white supremacy now is quite different than in Brown’s day.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2023
Dissent is a necessary ingredient of change, but in a system of government that provides for peaceful change, there is no cause that justifies resort to violence.
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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