dissension

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In meetings with staff this spring, a State Department manager told analysts that their continued dissension was damaging INR’s credibility among administration officials, according to two people familiar with the meetings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Still, there is little doubt that this could cause delays and dissension — which is part of the plan.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2024

The dissension contains echoes of 2004, when then-CEO Michael Eisner publicly feuded with high-profile members of the Disney family to stay in power.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024

There is dissension even among religious conservatives, and worry that the country’s troubles are insurmountable.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

"Let me finish," the mother said, sensing dissension.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez