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dichotomy

[dahy-kot-uh-mee] / daɪˈkɒt ə mi /


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"It's bohemian but it's also populated by some of the richest people in the world. It's a strange dichotomy."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

I do think that a lot of these AI companies benefit from this dichotomy, but you’re saying that it’s not immoral to use AI, it’s a question of who’s using it, right?

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

"But what we saw was a real dichotomy between the weather on both sides of the planet, and huge differences in cloud coverage, and that changes our whole picture of the planet."

From Science Daily May 27, 2026

While that dichotomy can be confusing to some on TikTok, it fits together in Kempczinski’s effort to drive as much traffic as possible to restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

But the dichotomy of love and disdain living side-by-side is what surprises me.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

The publication sparked backlash from climate scientists who accused Gates of making arguments based on "false dichotomies" - pitting mitigation and adaptation against each other.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

It doesn’t seem nearly as big as the dot-com bubble, and the dichotomies don’t seem extreme, as in the 1990s.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

His is a movie that brims with lyricism instead, and hangs on its threadbare plot these many poetic dichotomies.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 2025

Collapsing those false dichotomies is as much the role of the leader as enshrining core values, setting a strategy and inspiring action.

From Scientific American Jun. 30, 2023

Jefferson’s mind consistently saw the world in terms of clashing dichotomies: Whigs versus Tories; moderns versus ancients; America versus Europe; rural conditions versus urban; whites versus blacks.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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