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paradox

[par-uh-doks] / ˈpær əˌdɒks /


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The case highlights a paradox: while Europe's armies are bolstering their protection against espionage and hybrid threats, the vehicles they use can collect sensitive information.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

As the U.S. celebrates the animal named its national mammal in 2016, it’s worth remembering a seeming paradox: Economic forces devastated the buffalo and then, more than any act of Congress, brought it back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Researchers at Tohoku University have now identified another REM sleep paradox.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

When I mention this paradox, a grin spreads across his face.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

I stare at the blinking cursor on the computer screen, and I type in my paradox and hit Send.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

Ms. Williams delights in the paradoxes of butterfly evolution, including monarch caterpillars’ calibrated resistance to milkweed toxins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

"Slavery and segregation have been strange paradoxes in a nation founded on the principle that all men are created equal."

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

One of the paradoxes of Diamond’s career is that his flashy showman reputation is built on songs that can be almost comically humble in their imagery.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

Recognizing the categorical difference between occurrence and existence resolves these paradoxes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025

“I want all paradoxes on my desk by Friday,” Ms. Steck says.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King


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