contradiction
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The two are no contradiction, and much more is possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
On climate change, the contradiction is even starker.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
If that seems like an impossible contradiction, welcome to the mid-2020s, where reality seems increasingly like dystopian science fiction mixed with an especially opaque John le Carré spy thriller.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
But lawyers for the families of the victims said the Government's attempt to withhold the information, through a Public Interest Immunity application, was in "contradiction" to statements made after the attack.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
It had long seemed a curious contradiction to Palmer, that among the three kids rollicking on the field, Henry was the tallest yet also the meekest.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
A man of confounding contradictions, Bakker died Monday, his wife announced in a statement on his Instagram account.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Both men deny intentionally ever taking performance-enhancing drugs, but away from that issue their showdown is wrapped in the contradictions that define modern boxing.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Whatever happens, the contradictions in the Vance household aren’t going away.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
It offers a somewhat surreal vision of the Western U.S. and the many contradictions it contains—fame and loneliness, rural and urban, traditional and contemporary—in a sumptuous if disjointed collage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Even so she finally noticed the deep silences, the sudden outbursts, the changes in mood, and the contradictions of her daughter.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing contradiction
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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