counterintuitive
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Edens, a billionaire who had divorced his longtime wife the previous year, built a reputation for making counterintuitive financial bets.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Quantum mechanics is famous for its strange and often counterintuitive ideas.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
While counterintuitive, there is an acute need for tailoring even in the current age of casual dressing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
The consequence, which strikes some as counterintuitive, is that a stock with a higher absolute yield may nevertheless be considered a worse bet than another with a lower absolute yield.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
In 1911, this sort of counterintuitive brilliance was expected of both thief and detective.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Vocabulary lists containing counterintuitive
Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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"Marita's Bargain," Vocabulary from the essay
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