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dichotomy

[dahy-kot-uh-mee] / daɪˈkɒt ə mi /


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That dichotomy proved controversial because it left certain programs, like graduate-level training for nurses and physician assistants, out of the group of professions eligible for the higher limits.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

"But what we saw was a real dichotomy between the weather on both sides of the planet, and huge differences in cloud coverage, and that changes our whole picture of the planet."

From Science Daily May 27, 2026

“It’s really a dichotomy when you look at the consumer,” said Ken Mahoney, chief executive of Mahoney Asset Management.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

This is a false dichotomy, which Katie Miller knows all too well.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2026

Plenty of people, Colin included, had noted the Dumper/Dumpee dichotomy before.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

It doesn’t seem nearly as big as the dot-com bubble, and the dichotomies don’t seem extreme, as in the 1990s.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

In moving his antihero between Vietnam and 1970s California, home of self-obsessed good vibrations, conflicted refugees and rabid anti-communist reactionaries, Nguyen reveals a series of rich dichotomies.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2025

That’s one of the dichotomies of Casyette’s music.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2024

Oh, and I do have one final question: Doesn’t the Christian quadrilateral protect us from the false dichotomies you imply?

From Washington Times Jun. 20, 2023

Jefferson’s mind consistently saw the world in terms of clashing dichotomies: Whigs versus Tories; moderns versus ancients; America versus Europe; rural conditions versus urban; whites versus blacks.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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