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contradict

[kon-truh-dikt] / ˌkɒn trəˈdɪkt /


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The figures for numbers killed and injured in the West Bank contradict his statement.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

The calming locales both complement and contradict the plot’s revelations, which are hardly bombshells but do speak to how well-to-do families labor to shove inconvenient skeletons into the closet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Israeli officials say the deal’s security annex doesn’t contradict their freedom of action against emerging and developing threats.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

First, revenues across the AI ecosystem have surged, which seems to contradict the bears’ worries about data-center profitability.

From Barron's May 23, 2026

Which is worse, to contradict her or to admit?

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

“Death via organ donation” directly contradicts this principle, which is why it remains a concept that exists solely in the realm of academic exploration.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

And then there’s the human cost of war — the central theme of the film, and one that Wilson says contradicts Homer’s poem.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The other says it contradicts civil rights laws.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

It sounds like Justice Alito’s opinion contradicts the reality on the ground.

From Slate Jun. 26, 2026

Class contradicts their assumptions about the American dream, equal opportunity, and the reasons for their own successes and even failures.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Xiao’s reveal drove the Americans to openly lambast each other, as one official dismissed Xiao’s assessments, only to be contradicted by colleagues.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

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

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

Judge Emeka Nwite, who presided over the case, said the evidence presented against them was "neither shaken nor contradicted during cross examination".

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

Instead, I heard him sigh a little, then offer a brief passage from Baba Bathra that contradicted Danny’s explanation.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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

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

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

Della Porta must have realized that he was contradicting himself.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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