dissension
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The spirits sold newspapers but also created dissension.
From Literature
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White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson, responding to a request for comment to Homan, rejected the idea of any dissension on the team.
One anonymous employee reported “dissension about the ‘internal bleeding’ report here last night.”
From Salon
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.
The hope is clearly to sow dissension within the ranks of his corrupt police and security forces.
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