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 oddswith the way the problem was being handled.
The results of the study are at odds with our previous findings.
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That rule was at odds with the doctrine of prioritizing the protection of life, leading some departments to revise their use-of-force policies and some states to ban the rule.
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Ben Jones, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
But in years past, the commission’s leaders have often been at odds with each other, or with police chiefs, including Anne Kirkpatrick and Floyd Mitchell, who resigned last fall.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
But Trump’s description of the Mexican trafficking world – one dominated by a few cartels that can be swiftly defeated – is at odds with how the crime organizations actually operate, experts say.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
The Johnsons claim that’s at odds with a utility addendum in their lease.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
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Ben Jones, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
But in years past, the commission’s leaders have often been at odds with each other, or with police chiefs, including Anne Kirkpatrick and Floyd Mitchell, who resigned last fall.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
But Trump’s description of the Mexican trafficking world – one dominated by a few cartels that can be swiftly defeated – is at odds with how the crime organizations actually operate, experts say.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
The Johnsons claim that’s at odds with a utility addendum in their lease.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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