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

He rebels against his heritage and soaks in the music of economically disadvantaged Black people, stirring up dissension in his family.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2024

Lawrence’s concern, Frank recalled, was that politics might cause dissension and distraction on the laboratory floor—creating what he called “inhomogeneity” in the lab.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik