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dichotomy

[dahy-kot-uh-mee] / daɪˈkɒt ə mi /


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“It’s really a dichotomy when you look at the consumer,” said Ken Mahoney, chief executive of Mahoney Asset Management.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

That dichotomy of rising crude and soaring U.S. stocks, however, doesn’t faze Jean Boivin, who heads BlackRock’s Investment Institute.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

But, as time went on, no one seemed to get the dichotomy of “Dawson’s” better than the show’s lead actor, James Van Der Beek.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

As the market digests Big Tech’s ambitious artificial-intelligence spending plans for 2026, the relative cheapness of Microsoft’s stock underscores a new dichotomy in technology investing.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Plenty of people, Colin included, had noted the Dumper/Dumpee dichotomy before.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green




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