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paradox

[par-uh-doks] / ˈpær əˌdɒks /


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This idea helps resolve a long-standing paradox in evolutionary science.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

But Ruiz, who works as an independent researcher at Ianigla, says there's a "stark paradox" in the scientific community's response to the reforms.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

This may seem like a paradox at first blush.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

The result is a kind of economic paradox: Households are liquid, but reluctant.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

But the life of a class at the top of the bottom can be, and more often than not is, subject to irony, paradox, and the crisis of compromise.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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