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paradoxical

[par-uh-dok-si-kuhl] / ˌpær əˈdɒk sɪ kəl /














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That could be a paradoxical problem in of itself.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Former U.K. and Canada central banker White frets about the paradoxical relationship in the U.S. between the administration of Donald Trump and the dollar.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

"These results also provide a potential explanation for how stimulants treat hyperactivity, which previously seemed paradoxical," Dosenbach added.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

But, he said, there was a paradoxical element of hope in the fact that white sharks were turning up for sale.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Every time the calculations were properly done, the paradoxical answer emerged that the crystals could not grow at anywhere near the observed rates.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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