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    Default To stand at odds with

    Hi, what does the following sentence mean?
    "John's findings stand at odds with the results of Jack."

    I suppose that it means that John's results are opposite to those of Jack. (It's from Reuters.)

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    Default Re: To stand at odds with

    Yes- 'at odds with' implies a conflict or disagreement.

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    Default Re: To stand at odds with

    Quote Originally Posted by tdol
    Yes- 'at odds with' implies a conflict or disagreement.
    Thanks! Is it an idiom? I couldn't find it anywhere.

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