contradiction
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The two are no contradiction, and much more is possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
On climate change, the contradiction is even starker.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
If that seems like an impossible contradiction, welcome to the mid-2020s, where reality seems increasingly like dystopian science fiction mixed with an especially opaque John le Carré spy thriller.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
But lawyers for the families of the victims said the Government's attempt to withhold the information, through a Public Interest Immunity application, was in "contradiction" to statements made after the attack.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
There is no contradiction between being a traditional leader and a member of the ANC.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
“Bucking Fastard” relishes those contradictions, supposing that there might be some version of life where they can coexist in harmony.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 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
The only thing for sale at Mr. Sachs’s store might be contemplative contradictions, but I for one am buying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
But it turned out to be a weak case, one that falls apart under the weight of its own contradictions, omissions, and leaps of illogic.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
And in both instances, Jefferson managed to convince himself that these apparent contradictions were, well, merely apparent.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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