dissenting

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Analysts had said ahead of the decision that the bank’s seven-member board could signal a more hawkish tilt, with at least one dissenting member potentially voting for a rate increase in May.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

And then we have the other conservatives very vocally dissenting.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

Warsh takes over a deeply divided Fed committee, with four members dissenting in April, and may seek structural changes.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

There were some dissenting voices, albeit from those with Celtic allegiences.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

According to Andrews and a dissenting California Supreme Court judge, the ruling didn’t prevent commercialization; it just took patients out of the equation and emboldened scientists to commodify tissues in increasing numbers.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot