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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At first begrudgingly, other tribes — usually at odds with one another — join her in order to defeat a common enemy.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Thus, with two sides seemingly at odds butting heads over what this new world will look like, leverage becomes a major factor in the timing for signing a contract.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The companies had been at odds over the past week, with the programmer running ads and social media promotions calling attention to the operator’s Big Tech DNA.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Beijing’s openness to foreign talent is at odds with Washington’s recent decision to hike the price of visas for talented workers as much as 50-fold.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Thus, with two sides seemingly at odds butting heads over what this new world will look like, leverage becomes a major factor in the timing for signing a contract.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The companies had been at odds over the past week, with the programmer running ads and social media promotions calling attention to the operator’s Big Tech DNA.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Beijing’s openness to foreign talent is at odds with Washington’s recent decision to hike the price of visas for talented workers as much as 50-fold.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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