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paradoxically

[par-uh-dok-sik-lee] / ˌpær əˈdɒk sɪk li /


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And she says, paradoxically, the existence of camera-free glasses might help "take the heat" off people who wear camera-enabled glasses in public.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The production, under Evans’ precise direction, manages to find a tone that might be paradoxically described as emotionally resonant neutrality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The fight scenes, paradoxically, are clearly both the reason the movie got greenlit and yet somewhat beside the point.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

AI has the ability to accelerate analysis and speed up work — but paradoxically, it’s lengthened the process of finding the right person for an open role in many cases.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

So, paradoxically, smaller black holes might actually turn out to be easier to detect than large ones!

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking



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