contradiction
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The contradiction of “Abrázame” is that everyone kept telling me that it should continue going up and explode at the end, but I had already overused that device on “Epistolares.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
China's leader Xi Jinping has acknowledged it too: he said the "principal contradiction" was "between the people's ever-growing needs for a better life and unbalanced and inadequate development".
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
On climate change, the contradiction is even starker.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
Tim Higgins examines the contradiction at the heart of one of the world’s leading AI companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
There is no contradiction between being a traditional leader and a member of the ANC.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
“Bucking Fastard” relishes those contradictions, supposing that there might be some version of life where they can coexist in harmony.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Both men deny intentionally ever taking performance-enhancing drugs, but away from that issue their showdown is wrapped in the contradictions that define modern boxing.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Such contradictions, that cats can be both domesticated and yet somewhat feral, is part of their appeal, says comedian Drennon Davis, whose four cats have found internet fame via his short-form videos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
If your profile says you studied computer science in one place and art history in another, that inconsistency stands out, and these models are good at catching contradictions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Just as the father brimmed with contradictory feelings as he crept along the wall—humiliation, anger, and a grudging feeling of pride in his son—so the son felt his own contradictions.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing contradiction
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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