paradox

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This may seem like a paradox at first blush.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

That’s in line with the phenomenon known as the Jevons paradox, which says that efficiency and affordability benefits ultimately net greater uptake of a product.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

With so many stations closed or short on gas, it felt like the Mad Hatter’s tea party paradox: “Jam yesterday, jam tomorrow, but never jam today.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

A zero in the other great modern theory—relativity—creates another paradox: the infinite nothing of the black hole.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife