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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The latter’s priorities, in particular, involve expanding executive power in ways that are frequently at odds with an instinct to cut costs.
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
The Fraternal Order of Police, which has nearly 2,000 members in Mecklenburg County, is sometimes at odds with CMPD leadership.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
One size fits all views are also fundamentally at odds with a resilient power system, and the less resilient systems get, then the more people will fight against it.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
He’s settled with iHeartRadio and Spotify, but is still at odds with UMG, amending his lawsuit last week to include Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance as additional evidence of defamation.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
The Fraternal Order of Police, which has nearly 2,000 members in Mecklenburg County, is sometimes at odds with CMPD leadership.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
One size fits all views are also fundamentally at odds with a resilient power system, and the less resilient systems get, then the more people will fight against it.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
He’s settled with iHeartRadio and Spotify, but is still at odds with UMG, amending his lawsuit last week to include Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance as additional evidence of defamation.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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