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discord

[dis-kawrd, dis-kawrd] / ˈdɪs kɔrd, dɪsˈkɔrd /


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Instead, it became a glaring example of discord between the two nations.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

And as the discord between the president and prime minister became increasingly public, their governing alliance crumbled.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

A strategy some other lawyers might use, he said, would be to shoot for discord that might lead to a mistrial.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The discord began at a time when bitterness about Spain’s colonial legacy had largely receded, and many Mexicans celebrate their mixed European and Indigenous heritage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Such is His mystery: that beauty requires contrast, and that discord is fundamental to the creation of new intensities of feeling.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner




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