contradiction

"Turkey's continued reliance on coal, alongside plans for further expansion, highlights the contradiction at the heart of its current trajectory," Duygu Kutluay of Beyond Fossil Fuels told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

To investigate this apparent contradiction, the research team tested 12 different diets in mice.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

But there’s a contradiction tucked inside that promise.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Although Princess Anne observed that the term "fun run" was a contradiction in terms.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Setting music in stone, as it were, so that it stayed the same for each performance, year in and year out, would have struck them as a contradiction of music’s function and enjoyment.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

A woman of frenetic energy who lived in a world of myriad contradictions, Huerta was one of the only women in many board rooms and union halls full of men.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

These contradictions have led researchers to different conclusions about how ancient species behaved.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

And, as I explained in my last column, bond gauges offer some confusing contradictions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Therefore, it is up to us to do the internal work of untangling these contradictions.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Just as the father brimmed with contradictory feelings as he crept along the wall—humiliation, anger, and a grudging feeling of pride in his son—so the son felt his own contradictions.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison