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 + with
The 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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In the mayoral race, City Councilmember Martínez Beltrán challenged Turner, with the pair often publicly at odds on issues ranging from peace resolutions in the Israel-Gaza war to tax deals for a luxury hotel. Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024 Netanyahu and Gallant have repeatedly been at odds over the war in Gaza. Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024 Gallagher at times found himself at odds with the former president. Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024 Since late 2022, when Musk acquired X (formerly known as Twitter), the platform has become increasingly open to voices from the right-wing and far-right, putting it at odds with European cultural institutions like the Berlinale, which traditionally see themselves as progressive. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at odds 

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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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