as in dissents
departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice
Copernicus's theory that the earth revolved around the sun was arrant heterodoxy at a time when the earth was thought to be the center of the universe
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dissents
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Wednesday’s decision drew two dissents; one from Fed Governor Stephen Miran, who backed a larger, half-point cut; and another from Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid, who preferred to hold borrowing costs steady.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025 -
What makes less sense is the odd range of dissents.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Heterodoxies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heterodoxies. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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