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contradict

[kon-truh-dikt] / ˌkɒn trəˈdɪkt /


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In Compernolle’s view, the recent selling could still easily reverse if upcoming economic data contradict Wednesday’s strong S&P manufacturing data.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The Sussexes said they didn’t sign off on the letter, which appeared to contradict Buckingham Palace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

She said the Daulby family were also concerned that this application and information might contradict statements made publicly that the terrorist was not known to counter terror policing or the security services.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Werb argued that "outside support does not necessarily contradict the bloc's sovereigntist stance".

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

For the most part, they remained silent and didn’t contradict or add anything to whatever we said.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

"For example, when what you see contradicts with what you hear, do you still use the same kind of mechanisms to reconcile these two?" she wonders.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

What’s absolutely fascinating, and totally on-brand, is how Marsh contradicts, criticizes and updates himself between the various books.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

She also contradicts Bayoumi's claim that he hardly saw the hijackers after he secured their apartment, explaining that she had seen them together over the weeks that followed.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

This contradicts Judge Crenshaw’s conclusion, as he found that email communications between McGuire and the DOJ suggested there was some level of coordination between the two.

From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2026

“What you’re saying contradicts what I see and hear every day in my company,” said Ziegfried, a tall, bald-headed German who worked as senior manager for a large German electronics company in Johannesburg.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Mickelson hired defamation attorney Tom Clare, who said video evidence contradicted the allegations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The advisers’ positive outlook, however, was somewhat contradicted by their concern regarding specific policy risks.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

She danced and sinned and regretted and atoned, and then contradicted herself by doing it all over again.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

The “Low Beta Anomaly” was first discovered in the 1970s and contradicted a bedrock stock-pricing model.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

The existence of dominant and recessive alleles for a trait contradicted nineteenth-century theories of blending inheritance: the hybrids that Mendel had generated did not possess intermediate features.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

A former employee testified on Wednesday that some of Meta's safety tools for Facebook and Instagram were "designed to fail," contradicting the company's defense strategy in a landmark trial in California.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

County prosecutor, accused Hochman of contradicting himself, questioning the D.A.’s efforts to justify the officers’ coarse language.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

And there was no technical fault with the aircraft, the report said - contradicting an early statement by the Bangladeshi Armed Forces that the jet had experienced a mechanical fault after taking off.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

That decision, cutting short the process and contradicting his earlier assurances of due process, shocked Mr. Khan’s own staff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

She held her head bowed down, as if she wanted to view Gregor better, but ran senselessly back, contradicting that gesture, forgetting that behind her stood the table with all the dishes on it.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka




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