a difference of opinion
idiom
: lack of agreement
There seems to be a difference of opinion about what we should do next.
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At the center of the dispute is a difference of opinion between the city and team owners about what a concession renewal fee should be for the next 20 years of an agreement first signed in 2001.
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2025
Ashworth infamously lasted only five months at the head of United’s football department, which is expected to suffer most from this next series of redundancies, but not before a difference of opinion with minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe on whether such cutbacks were necessary.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Differences of opinion and state-level bills There is a difference of opinion about who should be responsible for age assurance.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Some saw this as the culmination of long-simmering tensions due to a difference of opinion over war strategy and the challenge of mass mobilization.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2025
Ashworth infamously lasted only five months at the head of United’s football department, which is expected to suffer most from this next series of redundancies, but not before a difference of opinion with minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe on whether such cutbacks were necessary.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Differences of opinion and state-level bills There is a difference of opinion about who should be responsible for age assurance.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Some saw this as the culmination of long-simmering tensions due to a difference of opinion over war strategy and the challenge of mass mobilization.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for a difference of opinion
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“A difference of opinion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20difference%20of%20opinion. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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