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The phrase "agreed to differ" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that two or more parties have acknowledged their differing opinions and have decided to accept those differences without further argument.
Example: "After a lengthy discussion about politics, we both agreed to differ and moved on to a more pleasant topic."
Alternatives: "agree to disagree" or "accept our differences".
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The two speakers agreed to differ.
In the end, the two men agreed to differ.
In the end, he says, they "agreed to differ" but his point was made.
He says a similar incident happened with the Evening Standard; in the end he agreed to differ with the paper.
Mr. Holbrooke disputed each of his points, and the two men shook hands and agreed to differ.
Putin in his Fox News Interview said he and Trump had disagreed about the status of Crimea and in effect, the two men agreed to differ.
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For Mouffe, politics must involve differences that people are not content merely to agree to differ on.
"We agree to differ.
Dust themselves down, agree to differ and move on.
A Tory spokesman said last night: "We will have to agree to differ on this.
An unimpressed Hodge replied: "We will have to agree to differ".
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