dichotomy

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While that dichotomy can be confusing to some on TikTok, it fits together in Kempczinski’s effort to drive as much traffic as possible to restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Resendez noted that his group’s research also shows a dichotomy in the emotional experience of caregiving — it’s hard, but at the same time fulfilling.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

That dichotomy inspired a scene in “Stand by Me” when Gordie declares his father hates him.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Stewart opted out of the burial/cremation dichotomy, saying she wanted to become compost.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

Another supposed dichotomy that becomes blurred in reality is a distinction between food producers as active managers of their land and hunter-gatherers as mere collectors of the land’s wild produce.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond