dichotomy
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"It's bohemian but it's also populated by some of the richest people in the world. It's a strange dichotomy."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
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
“I never used the term ‘conservative’ vs. ‘liberal,’ because there is no conservative-vs.-liberal dichotomy in judicial matters,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
I do think that a lot of these AI companies benefit from this dichotomy, but you’re saying that it’s not immoral to use AI, it’s a question of who’s using it, right?
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Now she’s got her glossy, sparkly lips turned up at me, and I feel this amazing dichotomy going on.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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The publication sparked backlash from climate scientists who accused Gates of making arguments based on "false dichotomies" - pitting mitigation and adaptation against each other.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
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
His is a movie that brims with lyricism instead, and hangs on its threadbare plot these many poetic dichotomies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
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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