dissent
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While they released the letter spelling out their dissent, the Fed clarified that Bowman had abstained from the vote.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
It was issued by the court in the form of a one-line order, with no explanation and no recorded dissent.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
In his dissent, Justice Clarence Thomas argued that pharmaceutical companies “cannot, in any legally relevant sense, be irreparably harmed by a court order that makes it more difficult for them to commit crimes.”
From Salon • May 15, 2026
This strategy embraced the words of Justice John Marshall Harlan’s famous dissent in Plessy v.
From Slate • May 7, 2026
This caused perhaps the most publicized dissent against the Lazarus woodpecker, with op-ed pieces running weekly in the paper to disparage John Barling and his mob of birdwatcher friends.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
Vocabulary lists containing dissent
The Hunger Games
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students, List 8
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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