contradiction
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"Turkey's continued reliance on coal, alongside plans for further expansion, highlights the contradiction at the heart of its current trajectory," Duygu Kutluay of Beyond Fossil Fuels told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
To investigate this apparent contradiction, the research team tested 12 different diets in mice.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Indeed, the world now faces another apparent contradiction, or at least a historical irony.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
Although Princess Anne observed that the term "fun run" was a contradiction in terms.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
But there was really no contradiction in this journey.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
These contradictions have led researchers to different conclusions about how ancient species behaved.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
It didn’t hurt that Smith gave the performance of a lifetime, putting her heart and soul into the melodramatic contradictions of the character, antagonizing Arnold one second and swooning over him the next.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
He sees contradictions – uncertain youth in a powerful, assertive country; disillusionment despite huge advancement – and his job, he says, is to unpack what is driving it.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Therefore, it is up to us to do the internal work of untangling these contradictions.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
But in those early moments, the unceasing contradictions sent me into a gloom.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Vocabulary lists containing contradiction
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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