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contradict

[kon-truh-dikt] / ˌkɒn trəˈdɪkt /


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This would appear to contradict directly the statements made during a cabinet meeting held Thursday in which Bessent said “the U.S. oil market is well-supplied.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

But internal DHS records reviewed by ProPublica contradict Noem’s Senate testimony.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

Owens is maximalist in her approach, tossing out anything that to her seems funky or confusing or too coincidental, even when they lead to theories that contradict one another.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

But internal Meta documents introduced about an hour later seemed to contradict both those claims.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

The second assumption is a little more troubling, especially since it seems to contradict the principle of relativity.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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