contradiction
Example Sentences
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But in the U.S., a dour mood has been underscored by a couple of apparent contradictions, as Jay Hatfield, a portfolio manager at Infrastructure Capital Advisors, pointed out during a conversation with MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch
Jean doesn’t try to explain away the contradiction.
From Los Angeles Times
That’s the operating contradiction at FDA, after the agency this month rejected two rare disease drugs seeking accelerated approval.
"Turning humanitarian organisations into an information-gathering arm for a party to the conflict stands in total contradiction to the principle of neutrality," the petition states.
From Barron's
And there are no throwaway roles in “The Secret Agent”: “Even the small characters represent ideas about Brazilian life and its contradictions,” Domingues adds.
From Los Angeles Times
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