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contradict

[kon-truh-dikt] / ˌkɒn trəˈdɪkt /


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The statement also emphasized that the district’s widely noted academic gains contradict “the idea that his performance was unsatisfactory or unprofessional or that he was in any way unfit for service.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Notably, no-one in the squad moved to contradict Uruguay's all-time leading scorer.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

The retailer called the plaintiffs’ argument “fatally flawed,” adding, “Plaintiffs’ own sources contradict it, the regulations of the U.S.

From Salon Jun. 17, 2026

An end to the conflict doesn’t contradict U.S. interest-rate rise expectations following strong U.S. data although the Federal Reserve might not agree with this assessment, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

He hoped Cilia would contradict him, but she did not.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

“Death via organ donation” directly contradicts this principle, which is why it remains a concept that exists solely in the realm of academic exploration.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

He says he has ‘evidence that directly contradicts those baseless claims.’

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The other says it contradicts civil rights laws.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

It sounds like Justice Alito’s opinion contradicts the reality on the ground.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2026

Men have judged that a king can make rain; we say this contradicts all experience…

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The advisers’ positive outlook, however, was somewhat contradicted by their concern regarding specific policy risks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

That was disputed by Arkady Dvorkovich, who told the BBC in written answers, that "accusations about 'Russian influence' are false and contradicted by how Fide is governed."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Xiao’s reveal drove the Americans to openly lambast each other, as one official dismissed Xiao’s assessments, only to be contradicted by colleagues.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

She danced and sinned and regretted and atoned, and then contradicted herself by doing it all over again.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

But these marginalia contradicted the text, because the ivy was silently eating away at the mortar between the stones and would one day bring the walls down.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

A former employee testified on Wednesday that some of Meta's safety tools for Facebook and Instagram were "designed to fail," contradicting the company's defense strategy in a landmark trial in California.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

County prosecutor, accused Hochman of contradicting himself, questioning the D.A.’s efforts to justify the officers’ coarse language.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

In 1974, Stephen Hawking showed that black holes radiate heat and can eventually evaporate, apparently erasing all information about what fell into them — contradicting the quantum principle that evolution must preserve information.

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

Already, the two countries appear to have contradicting positions on what this ceasefire entails.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2026

Light is quantized into photons, directly contradicting the wave theory of light that had not been questioned for more than a century.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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