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
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“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
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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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