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paradoxically

[par-uh-dok-sik-lee] / ˌpær əˈdɒk sɪk li /


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The cynic in me says it’s a little bit ridiculous and paradoxically doesn’t help the fight to be taken more seriously.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

And she says, paradoxically, the existence of camera-free glasses might help "take the heat" off people who wear camera-enabled glasses in public.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The production, under Evans’ precise direction, manages to find a tone that might be paradoxically described as emotionally resonant neutrality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Its president Marcel Fratzscher predicted a "shock" that would batter growth and paradoxically hit the hardest in regions with the strongest AfD support.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Impelled by feelings that were primal yet paradoxically wholly impersonal.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy


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