paradox

Example Sentences

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This may seem like a paradox at first blush.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

That is the paradox at the heart of the current trans-Atlantic debate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Hamilton added that he, too, saw the paradox inherent in the new rules.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The Jevons paradox suggests that would drive up AI-model adoption and thus lead to more demand for memory.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

But the life of a class at the top of the bottom can be, and more often than not is, subject to irony, paradox, and the crisis of compromise.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times