dichotomy
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"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
That dichotomy of rising crude and soaring U.S. stocks, however, doesn’t faze Jean Boivin, who heads BlackRock’s Investment Institute.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
“I don’t experience life in terms of the dichotomy of comedy and tragedy,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
This is a false dichotomy, which Katie Miller knows all too well.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
As soon as you add an intensifier, you’re turning an all-or-none dichotomy into a graduated scale.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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