contradictory
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This Juneteenth, we should try to confront and reclaim this holiday’s contradictory history, in all its facets.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
However, the court of appeal in Belgrade ordered a retrial for the boy's parents in November 2025, ruling that the reasons behind the verdicts were unclear and contradictory.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
That pattern has continued to play out, with the Revolutionary Guard and more moderate figures in Iran sometimes issuing contradictory messages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
I have come to learn that for many Maltese people, those two sentences are not contradictory.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
The adults would do their best to answer his questions, but their answers were often vague, or confusing, or contradictory, and then Bod would walk down to the old chapel and talk to Silas.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing contradictory
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