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contradiction

[kon-truh-dik-shuhn] / ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk ʃən /


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The study also resolves a long-standing contradiction about the SMC's gas.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Steven J. Lockjaw, a military officer obsessed with Taylor’s revolutionary Perfidia Beverly Hills, overtly embodies this contradiction.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

Jean doesn’t try to explain away the contradiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The apparent contradiction is that shares of companies selling the AI tools are also struggling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Call it yet another contradiction that my parents embodied.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson




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