paradox
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These refuges may help explain Reid's Paradox -- how forests were able to spread so quickly across the region after the last Ice Age ended.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
This dynamic has been dubbed Jevons’ Paradox in the industry.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Paradox defines a character who feels tainted yet knows herself to be pure.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
“Sadly, we have limited control over the mod’s development, content or distribution,” a Paradox spokesperson said, adding that the company was surprised and disappointed that its game was being used in this way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2025
When Gilfain's mahout pointed with his goad to the bulbul's squawking approach, the Englishman cocked both barrels of his Paradox and waited.
From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.
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