contradict
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The company’s disclosures on Sunday contradict Nvidia’s previous characterization of the relationship.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026
At first glance, these findings might seem to contradict the idea that chytrid caused the disappearances.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
Rosval, trying to build kitchens in which creativity and humane working conditions reinforce, rather than contradict, one another.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
But opposition politicians said the newly released material contradict that claim.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
They had looked about themselves and saw nothing to contradict the statement; saw, in fact, support for it leaning at them from every billboard, every movie, every glance.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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"For example, when what you see contradicts with what you hear, do you still use the same kind of mechanisms to reconcile these two?" she wonders.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
What’s absolutely fascinating, and totally on-brand, is how Marsh contradicts, criticizes and updates himself between the various books.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
This contradicts Judge Crenshaw’s conclusion, as he found that email communications between McGuire and the DOJ suggested there was some level of coordination between the two.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2026
This contradicts recent theories of some analysts that the capacity expansion by the likes of SK Hynix might lead to oversupply and lower prices.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
When Lovett asks him to repeat parts of the story, he frequently contradicts himself.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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These accounts are contradicted by Rebekah's daughter-in-law, Lacey, who says he told her they had both been asleep for 18 hours and he had woken up and found her dead.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2026
To succeed, you would need to show that your father had an established, longstanding estate plan that the final outcome contradicted.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Valladares, however, said the city’s concerns contradicted past actions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Xiao’s reveal drove the Americans to openly lambast each other, as one official dismissed Xiao’s assessments, only to be contradicted by colleagues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Instead, I heard him sigh a little, then offer a brief passage from Baba Bathra that contradicted Danny’s explanation.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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County prosecutor, accused Hochman of contradicting himself, questioning the D.A.’s efforts to justify the officers’ coarse language.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
A former employee testified on Wednesday that some of Meta's safety tools for Facebook and Instagram were "designed to fail," contradicting the company's defense strategy in a landmark trial in California.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
And there was no technical fault with the aircraft, the report said - contradicting an early statement by the Bangladeshi Armed Forces that the jet had experienced a mechanical fault after taking off.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
That decision, cutting short the process and contradicting his earlier assurances of due process, shocked Mr. Khan’s own staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Lyddie nodded, so as not to seem to be contradicting their mother out loud.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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Vocabulary lists containing contradict
The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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