diametrically opposed

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Is it possible to prevent an heir from spending their inheritance on things to which we are diametrically opposed?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

"There are members of Brics+ that are diametrically opposed to each other politically and even have hot border skirmishes between them," defence analyst Dean Wingrin told the BBC.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

But Donaldson sees these videos as pragmatic; making money and promoting charitable causes, he and his team would argue, are not diametrically opposed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

The couple’s London-based wedding planners, Lanza & Baucina, told CNN in a statement, “Rumors of ‘taking over’ the city are entirely false and diametrically opposed to our goals and to reality.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

They also held diametrically opposed views of how to organize and staff Livermore and how to structure the thermonuclear program.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik