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But a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing on Hong Kong in 2020 after huge pro-democracy protests has stymied dissent in the financial hub.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

In the dissent, Roberts said the injuries claimed by Hoagland were sufficient to allow the lawsuit to go ahead.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

She wants better understanding of its ethic of debate, “the assumption that there will always be dissent, that ‘argument for the sake of heaven’ is a source of profound integrity.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

But there is one holdout against Trump’s efforts to rechristen boundary waters, a voice of dissent straight out of 2005: Mapquest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

They had never had a quarrel; he had never been impatient with dissent from her as he was with others.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

It was the most dissents in a decade at a normally unified Fed.

From MarketWatch ● 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 ● Jul. 31, 2026

If the Fed holds, watch for any dissents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The only way to figure out how the justices decided is if there were dissents.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026

But if one person dissents from this motion, ballots must be passed and the vote taken with them.

From The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. by Caroline French Benton

Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the high court’s decision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

But Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. dissented, along with the court’s three liberals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Three officials dissented in favor of a rate increase last month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

That’s why three voters on the Fed’s rate-setting board dissented last month in favor of a rate increase.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Only the queen's men had dissented, and then not loudly.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Former Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., who now serves as the mayor of Oakland, cast the only dissenting vote.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

The motion was approved on a 10-3 vote at Tuesday’s council meeting, with Imelda Padilla, Traci Park and Monica Rodriguez dissenting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Lorie Logan, the third dissenting vote and president of the Dallas Fed, also issued a statement on Friday, agreeing with the need for "modest action" now to reduce the need for potentially sharper hikes later.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Federal Reserve policymakers Beth Hammack and Neel Kashkari said stubborn inflation drove their dissenting votes for higher interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The White House meeting that formally inaugurated the thermonuclear age took all of seven minutes, and it only lasted that long because Lilienthal asked for the time to express his dissenting view.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik