dissent
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One Saudi who has direct experience of how the authorities there deal with dissent is Abdullah al-Ouda, an academic and human rights activist based in the US.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Justice Elena Kagan made the same argument in dissent.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
While they released the letter spelling out their dissent, the Fed clarified that Bowman had abstained from the vote.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
In his dissent, Justice Clarence Thomas argued that pharmaceutical companies “cannot, in any legally relevant sense, be irreparably harmed by a court order that makes it more difficult for them to commit crimes.”
From Salon • May 15, 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
Vocabulary lists containing dissent
The Hunger Games
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students, List 8
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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