paradoxical
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In a paradoxical way, Mr. Khamenei’s displacement stems from his success.
Matthiessen was this way, too, and his dizzying life and brilliantly varied work were the paradoxical outcomes of what was, as he put it, his “dream of simplicity.”
Yet true to his Ancient Greek lineage, this Oedipus is nothing if not paradoxical, suavely enjoying his privilege while brandishing his egalitarian views.
From Los Angeles Times
This result is clearly paradoxical for two reasons.
From Science Daily
It’s a paradoxical quality of horror films that to be an outsider either qualifies you as a hero or the monster — the insiders are usually just food.
From Los Angeles Times
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