dissenting

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The Federal Reserve held its federal-funds rate target steady at 3.5% to 3.75%, with four officials dissenting, the most since 1992.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Commissioner Frank Owens, a dissenting vote, said the mayor deserved some slack: “Everybody has a bad night.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

That said, just last term, in her dissenting opinion in Medina v.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

“Regarding the dissenting opinion of Judge VanDyke: We are better than this,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

But it was also meant to be a godly community, a religious home for the Puritans, who did not tolerate dissenting views on spiritual matters.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz