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

In a twist, dissension is also coming from Mr. Krier, one of Cayalá’s creators.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Only to family dissension, shouting matches, and heartbreak.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides