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contradictory

[kon-truh-dik-tuh-ree] / ˌkɒn trəˈdɪk tə ri /


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Agents surrounded her car and gave her contradictory instructions.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

The trend is also fueled by a contradictory pairing: families’ fierce desire to protect their babies and a cascade of false information infused into their social media algorithms.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Shrinking the balance sheet and cutting interest rates may sound contradictory, but Warsh has said these moves could work in concert.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Callais, bringing much-needed clarity to one of the most confused and contradictory areas of American election law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Schrödinger was trying to conjure up a chemical that would capture the divergent, contradictory qualities of heredity—a molecule to satisfy Aristotle.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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