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paradox

[par-uh-doks] / ˈpær əˌdɒks /


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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

Analysts believe TurboQuant’s improved efficiency may increase overall hardware demand, not reduce it, citing Jevons’ Paradox.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 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

You are in the right, Sir, said I, but there's something wonderful in this which to many People appears a Paradox, viz.

From The Travels and Adventures of James Massey by Patot, Simon Tyssot de




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