dissent
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Will they welcome dissent within their own ranks?
From Salon โ Nov. 5, 2026
Wong, once a figurehead of youthful dissent in the Chinese city, has spent almost six years in jail and turned 30 behind bars last month.
From Barron's โ Nov. 4, 2026
Yes, she can throw down in a dissent, but she’s very careful in her speeches.
From Slate โ Oct. 26, 2026
In those areas the group maintains a tight grip, clamping down on dissent and still recruiting fighters.
From BBC โ Oct. 8, 2026
But the sounds of dissent were quickly drowned out.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Still, the dissents were interpreted as an indication that the rate-hike debate, which Warsh described as a “family fight,” would continue at the central bank.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Oct. 28, 2026
It was the most dissents in a decade at a normally unified Fed.
From MarketWatch โ Jul. 31, 2026
That number of dissents is unusual and illustrative of the challenge the Fed faces in bringing inflation back down to its two-percent target -- a level it hasn't hit in more than five years.
From Barron's โ Jul. 31, 2026
The only way to figure out how the justices decided is if there were dissents.
From Slate โ Jul. 29, 2026
McLean, Justice, dissents from Dred Scott decision, 148.
From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by George Spring Merriam
But this could face objections from China, which dissented against wording on free navigation in Hormuz and worldwide at an earlier gathering of finance ministers.
From Barron's โ Oct. 30, 2026
The top court's three liberal justices - Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson - dissented.
From BBC โ Oct. 1, 2026
At the July meeting, nine top Fed officials were in the hold camp and three dissented in favor of a rate hike.
From MarketWatch โ Sep. 3, 2026
But Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. dissented, along with the court’s three liberals.
From Los Angeles Times โ Aug. 31, 2026
Only the queen's men had dissented, and then not loudly.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
While the majority and dissenting opinions disagreed about the risk of corruption, all nine justices agreed that striking down the limits would increase money in politics.
From Slate โ Nov. 3, 2026
Two dissenting members of the panel voted for an immediate interest rate increase.
From Barron's โ Oct. 29, 2026
ING strategist Frantisek Taborsky said opposition from the two dissenting board members could make it harder to secure support for another increase this year.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Sep. 18, 2026
Former Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., who now serves as the mayor of Oakland, cast the only dissenting vote.
From Salon โ Sep. 13, 2026
And it had all happened without a single dissenting vote.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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