contradiction
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That contradiction sits at the heart of the Bari Weiss experiment.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
This apparent contradiction becomes easier to understand when the different stages of digestion are examined separately.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
But Hynes doesn't see a contradiction between reducing taxpayer subsidy and making train services better.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
The contradiction of “Abrázame” is that everyone kept telling me that it should continue going up and explode at the end, but I had already overused that device on “Epistolares.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
"There have been some incidents lately," Tía Carmen says in a quiet voice that does not brook contradiction.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
These contradictions have led researchers to different conclusions about how ancient species behaved.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Meeting his cautious but unwavering gaze, we find the contradictions multiplying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 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
Therefore, it is up to us to do the internal work of untangling these contradictions.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
“The Motherland” was a nation of ideals and contradictions.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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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