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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There is one issue on which the two parties are clearly at odds: deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The French entertainment industry, which leans toward the left and center, is at odds with the far right’s anti-immigration and xenophobic rhetoric and has spoken out against the populist movement on the eve of the parliamentary elections.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 July 2024
This is not the first time LeBron has been at odds with whiteness in his 21-year career.
—Essence, 2 July 2024
The Canton community has been at odds over who is responsible for the death of O'Keefe, who was found with two black eyes and deep cuts on the back of his head and right arm.
—Nick Maslow, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
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Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
The French entertainment industry, which leans toward the left and center, is at odds with the far right’s anti-immigration and xenophobic rhetoric and has spoken out against the populist movement on the eve of the parliamentary elections.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 July 2024
This is not the first time LeBron has been at odds with whiteness in his 21-year career.
—Essence, 2 July 2024
The Canton community has been at odds over who is responsible for the death of O'Keefe, who was found with two black eyes and deep cuts on the back of his head and right arm.
—Nick Maslow, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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