at odds
idiom
: not agreeing with each other : in a state of disagreement
The parents and teachers are still at odds (about/over what to teach the students).
—often + withThe two groups have long been at odds with each other.
He was completely at odds with the way the problem was being handled.
The results of the study are at odds with our previous findings.
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Except that there’s much economists near monolithically believe that is at odds with reality.
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John Tamny, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Still, Bass and Padilla were recently at odds over the approval of a controversial lease at Van Nuys Airport.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Harris has spoken fondly about her summer job at McDonald’s, and now advocates for a fifteen-dollar minimum wage; Trump was born rich, and his public gestures are often at odds with his actual policies.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
Kennedy is a vaccine skeptic, and his selection to lead HHS has raised concerns among some doctors and public health experts, who say his views are at odds with scientific evidence.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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John Tamny, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Still, Bass and Padilla were recently at odds over the approval of a controversial lease at Van Nuys Airport.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Harris has spoken fondly about her summer job at McDonald’s, and now advocates for a fifteen-dollar minimum wage; Trump was born rich, and his public gestures are often at odds with his actual policies.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
Kennedy is a vaccine skeptic, and his selection to lead HHS has raised concerns among some doctors and public health experts, who say his views are at odds with scientific evidence.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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