as in to differ
to have a different opinion
the leader thought we were still headed north on the trail, but I disagreed
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Recent Examples of disagree
Some of his supporters don’t entirely disagree.
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Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
In the San Francisco lawsuit, Anthropic claims it is being shut out for disagreeing with the administration.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Others, including the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, disagreed.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
The ceasefire already looks precarious, and dueling reports from Iran state media and the White House disagreed Wednesday on whether Iran had closed the Strait of Hormuz again.
—Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
In the San Francisco lawsuit, Anthropic claims it is being shut out for disagreeing with the administration.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Others, including the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, disagreed.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
The ceasefire already looks precarious, and dueling reports from Iran state media and the White House disagreed Wednesday on whether Iran had closed the Strait of Hormuz again.
—Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagree
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Complicating matters is the fact that Iran has released a series of 10-point plans to guide negotiations, with many of the versions differing slightly, often seemingly depending on whether they were written in English or Farsi.—
Will Weissert,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The most important causes might really differ for people who are being raised in different environments with different risk factors and different times and places.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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The court’s two Democratic justices dissented, along with Republican Associate Justice Richard Dietz.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Raman, at that event and elsewhere, has sought to differentiate herself from Bass, and City Hall more broadly, by highlighting her dissenting votes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Veto-wielding Security Council members China and Russia objected and planned to issue an alternative resolution.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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Understanding and identifying activity helps scientists better understand how these objects change over time.—
Patrick M. Shober,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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Steyer argued that California should restructure the market and expand alternative fuel sources, including importing refined fuel if necessary.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The case was originally set in Wise County but later moved to Tarrant County after defense attorneys argued for a change of venue, saying the defendant wouldn’t receive a fair trial in Wise County.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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