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The statement also emphasized that the district’s widely noted academic gains contradict “the idea that his performance was unsatisfactory or unprofessional or that he was in any way unfit for service.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

The figures for numbers killed and injured in the West Bank contradict his statement.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

We will always contradict ourselves—and will do so in contradictory ways.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

The retailer called the plaintiffs’ argument “fatally flawed,” adding, “Plaintiffs’ own sources contradict it, the regulations of the U.S.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026

The maester was a hundred years old, and a high officer of the Night's Watch; it was not his place to contradict him.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

He says he has ‘evidence that directly contradicts those baseless claims.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Sarwar had said he would stick around as leader to steady the ship, but his swift exit contradicts that position and is a source of controversy for some.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

But a return to war also contradicts positions he has publicly taken against open-ended conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

It sounds like Justice Alito’s opinion contradicts the reality on the ground.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

“What you’re saying contradicts what I see and hear every day in my company,” said Ziegfried, a tall, bald-headed German who worked as senior manager for a large German electronics company in Johannesburg.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

The advisers’ positive outlook, however, was somewhat contradicted by their concern regarding specific policy risks.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

She danced and sinned and regretted and atoned, and then contradicted herself by doing it all over again.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

And, more troublingly, Marina’s belief that he died in 1987 is contradicted by relatives, who insist that it was five years later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

The “Low Beta Anomaly” was first discovered in the 1970s and contradicted a bedrock stock-pricing model.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

“You’re a dear, and nothing else,” answered Meg warmly, and no one contradicted her, for the ‘Mouse’ was the pet of the family.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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

In March, Jefferies analyst Surinder Thind said he’d seen no evidence of a recovery in customer appetite, directly contradicting management’s upbeat commentary.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

A chief executive doesn’t let a division head go give speeches contradicting company strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

In 1974, Stephen Hawking showed that black holes radiate heat and can eventually evaporate, apparently erasing all information about what fell into them — contradicting the quantum principle that evolution must preserve information.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026

Della Porta must have realized that he was contradicting himself.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton