at variance
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Vaughan later referred to various communications between Complainant A and Sir Jeffrey which, he suggested, showed a "friendly banter" at variance with the abuse allegations.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
The picture of Russia emerging triumphant and legitimized from such a deal is, ahem, at variance with reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Ethiopia's envoy to the Human Rights Council, Mahlet Hailu Guadey, dismissed Bachelet's statement on Monday, saying it was at variance with the facts on the ground.
From Reuters ● Mar. 7, 2022
In it, Khrushchev blamed Stalin for bringing about a “cult of personality” that was at variance with true communist principles, and for “excesses,” a thinly veiled acknowledgement of the Siberian prison camps and summary executions.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
He seen he wuz sick—everybody been knowin’ dat for de last longest, and den Ah reckon he heard y’all wuz kind of at variance, so dat wuz his chance.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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