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paradox

[par-uh-doks] / ˈpær əˌdɒks /


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This paradox struck me hard one morning about 15 years ago while I was riding my commuter train to the University of Chicago, where I work as a professor of behavioral science studying social connection.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

In 2011, PSG were a paradox: a major European capital with a vast talent pool, yet a club lacking structure, prestige and stability.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

This framework offers a natural resolution to the famous black hole information paradox.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The installation presents a paradox by being a Hollywood idea that is completely un-Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Yet Zeno’s paradox was so powerful that the Greeks tried over and over to explain away his infinities.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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