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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Trump’s immigration crackdown is at odds with his efforts to bring foreign money into the US and could unsettle trade talks with South Korea, which in July pledged $350 billion in investments in exchange for being spared steep tariffs.
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Similarly, city employees—from firefighters to schoolteachers—could lose eligibility if their municipality adopts immigration policies at odds with federal priorities.
—Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Trump has been particularly at odds with sanctuary cities and states, with his administration seeking to withhold funding from them.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Two sisters at odds, Gwen (Liisi LaFontaine) and Kate (Cailen Fu), band together in an effort to save their father’s financially failing Kingsbridge Midsummer Renaissance Faire.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Similarly, city employees—from firefighters to schoolteachers—could lose eligibility if their municipality adopts immigration policies at odds with federal priorities.
—Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Trump has been particularly at odds with sanctuary cities and states, with his administration seeking to withhold funding from them.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Two sisters at odds, Gwen (Liisi LaFontaine) and Kate (Cailen Fu), band together in an effort to save their father’s financially failing Kingsbridge Midsummer Renaissance Faire.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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