paradox
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There’s a paradox to being first lady, as Jill notes throughout the book—the risk of being seen as too involved in her husband’s presidency, or too hands-off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The installation presents a paradox by being a Hollywood idea that is completely un-Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
This phenomenon is often explained using the "twin paradox," where one twin travels at high speed and returns younger than the twin who stayed behind.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Kenya and his brigade are living through what appears to be the paradox of modern warfare.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
One should not get the mistaken impression that Condorcet’s paradox and Sahl’s joke are equally unrealistic.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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