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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But Srinivas, the venture capitalist, said Vance’s background in tech is at odds with his current politics.
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Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
Former President Trump's selection of J.D. Vance as his vice presidential nominee elevates a young senator whose economic views are significantly at odds with conservative intellectual tradition.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 17 July 2024
This is at odds with how the agency has handled this approval process for years — and is the latest example of Florida’s state agencies enacting anti-LGBTQ+ policies even when anti-LGBTQ+ laws fail to pass.
—Orion Rummler, Them, 16 July 2024
But cries of battle were at odds with the overall tone set by a Trump campaign now singing the song of unity at a moment extreme political division.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
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Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
Former President Trump's selection of J.D. Vance as his vice presidential nominee elevates a young senator whose economic views are significantly at odds with conservative intellectual tradition.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 17 July 2024
This is at odds with how the agency has handled this approval process for years — and is the latest example of Florida’s state agencies enacting anti-LGBTQ+ policies even when anti-LGBTQ+ laws fail to pass.
—Orion Rummler, Them, 16 July 2024
But cries of battle were at odds with the overall tone set by a Trump campaign now singing the song of unity at a moment extreme political division.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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