dissenting

Example Sentences

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Papers presenting contrary evidence or dissenting viewpoints are rejected without comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

And then we have the other conservatives very vocally dissenting.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

You also need to listen to your colleagues, including backbenchers, and the heavy-handed approach to dissenting voices diminishes our politics.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Though Fed governor Stephen Miran surprised no one by dissenting to the decision to keep interest rates steady, three Fed presidents dissented to certain language in the FOMC’s statement.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

And it had all happened without a single dissenting vote.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik