contradictory
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That seemingly contradictory cocktail might make her a patron saint for a generation lost to the norms but seeking what feels like meaning.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Creating a more durable ceasefire will require some kind of agreement to at least keep talking about the two sides' contradictory lists of intractable issues.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
“This dynamic explains the seemingly contradictory combination of weak income growth, a falling savings rate, and resilient spending. It is a natural development of the aging U.S. population,” Yardeni notes.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
"A lot of the studies on this explosion provide different, and sometimes contradictory, explanations. It's still early in our understanding of what really happened."
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
There was something contradictory about his athletic build and his disheveled appearance.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Vocabulary lists containing contradictory
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