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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Following the reveal of, and subsequent backlash to, Sterling's comments, Rivers and the players were at odds with how to move forward.
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Cady Lang, TIME, 5 June 2024
Mining issues As expected, the issue of copper-sulfide mining drew both advocates for the practice and those who oppose it, which often pitted DFL union members and the party’s environmental wing at odds.
—Mark Wasson, Twin Cities, 2 June 2024
The Chinese government does not share the United States’ commitment to liberal democracy, is at odds with many of the United States’ key international partners, and pursues economic policies that harm American workers and companies.
—Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2024
Much as Germany's reputation for efficiency is regularly undermined by slow internet connections and a reliance on paper and rubber stamps, fax machines are at odds with a world embracing artificial intelligence.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 31 May 2024
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Cady Lang, TIME, 5 June 2024
Mining issues As expected, the issue of copper-sulfide mining drew both advocates for the practice and those who oppose it, which often pitted DFL union members and the party’s environmental wing at odds.
—Mark Wasson, Twin Cities, 2 June 2024
The Chinese government does not share the United States’ commitment to liberal democracy, is at odds with many of the United States’ key international partners, and pursues economic policies that harm American workers and companies.
—Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2024
Much as Germany's reputation for efficiency is regularly undermined by slow internet connections and a reliance on paper and rubber stamps, fax machines are at odds with a world embracing artificial intelligence.
—Esme Nicholson, NPR, 31 May 2024
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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