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paradox

noun as in contradiction, puzzle

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Researchers believe data from the higher-resolution telescope, which has the capacity to measure high-energy signals, will help astrophysicists break the paradox.

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Bad Bunny’s selection for the Super Bowl halftime show illustrates this paradox.

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Leo highlighted the "outrageous paradoxes" by which enormous amounts of food go wasted in the world "while multitudes of people scramble to find something in the garbage to put in their mouths".

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That same paradox plays out in coastal communities nationwide.

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The great paradox of a new celebrity version, she smiles, is that none of their careers and reputations "count for anything come nightfall".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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