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Examples of dissidence in a Sentence
political dissidence had plagued the country for years
after abstract art became established, its proponents became just as intolerant of dissidence as earlier schools of art had been
Recent Examples on the Web
The death of Russian opposition figure and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny in prison last month punctuated a merciless crackdown on dissidence in Russia that has accelerated during its war with Ukraine.
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Anna Chernova, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
In 2013, Ned Kelly Emeralds, who legally changed his name as an act of dissidence, arrived on Australian shores on a boat after fleeing his native Iran.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
Also to potentially end poverty, disrupt the prison-industrial complex, mitigate environmental injustice, and supercharge political dissidence.
—WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
There was no burial site or mourning, only the inchoate fear that this sort of retribution could be doled out to anyone exhibiting the slightest sign of dissidence.
—Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
Riley takes labor relations, and street-level dissidence, very seriously.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2023
On the contrary, Martin’s work is inviting and quite practical, an elementary approach to jovial gestured lines (and letters), creating dissidence from reality.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
But the historic weekend did not go without a display of dissidence.
—Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 8 May 2023
Ng chooses to contrast oppression and violence with poetic dissidence, which is woven throughout the narrative.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 5 Oct. 2022
Anna Chernova, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
In 2013, Ned Kelly Emeralds, who legally changed his name as an act of dissidence, arrived on Australian shores on a boat after fleeing his native Iran.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
Also to potentially end poverty, disrupt the prison-industrial complex, mitigate environmental injustice, and supercharge political dissidence.
—WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
There was no burial site or mourning, only the inchoate fear that this sort of retribution could be doled out to anyone exhibiting the slightest sign of dissidence.
—Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
Riley takes labor relations, and street-level dissidence, very seriously.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2023
On the contrary, Martin’s work is inviting and quite practical, an elementary approach to jovial gestured lines (and letters), creating dissidence from reality.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
But the historic weekend did not go without a display of dissidence.
—Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 8 May 2023
Ng chooses to contrast oppression and violence with poetic dissidence, which is woven throughout the narrative.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 5 Oct. 2022
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“Dissidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissidence. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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dissidence
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dis·si·dence
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