contradiction
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She was a disarming contradiction: manufactured and utterly sincere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Infante remembers watching that contradiction play out in real time.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
There is an uncomfortable contradiction in China’s pursuit of those consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
What seems like a contradiction is really a generation deciding whether AI’s uncertainty is a threat or an opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Mami's tone of voice did not invite contradiction.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
“The whole framework is full of contradictions: On the one hand the BOJ is buying bonds, pushing long-term rates down, while the Ministry of Finance is intervening to strengthen the yen,” he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The committee also said there were "policy contradictions", with benefits cuts for people in training undermining the government's drive to encourage apprenticeships, describing the "lack of coherence" as "inexcusable".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Sitting judges arguably have the best informed perspective on this Supreme Court: They must apply its jurisprudence, reconcile its contradictions, and confront the real-world effects of its rulings.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
These accounts collide with the present era’s eerie uncertainty at every turn, making for an altogether riveting, cyclical listening experience that tells her life’s story without smoothing its contradictions.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
But there was never a shortage of apparent contradictions in the relationship between Chris and his parents.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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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