contradicting

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In 1974, Stephen Hawking showed that black holes radiate heat and can eventually evaporate, apparently erasing all information about what fell into them — contradicting the quantum principle that evolution must preserve information.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The lawsuit claims The Atlantic went ahead with their story “despite being expressly warned, hours before publication, that the central allegations were categorically false” and “despite having abundant publicly available information contradicting those allegations.”

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

The organization released new nutrition guidance that advises getting protein from plants rather than meat, contradicting dietary guidelines from the health secretary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He told us the family car had just turned left into his street, facing uphill, and had come to a complete halt before any shots were fired, contradicting the Israeli army account.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

It is something to do with the younger generation contradicting the efforts of their elders, the perennial parent-child dynamic of human civilisation: ‘whatever they did, we will do the opposite.’

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall