paradox
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These refuges may help explain Reid's Paradox -- how forests were able to spread so quickly across the region after the last Ice Age ended.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
This dynamic has been dubbed Jevons’ Paradox in the industry.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Paradox defines a character who feels tainted yet knows herself to be pure.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
The original game’s developer, Sweden-based Paradox Development Studio, tried to remove those from sites where they can be downloaded, only to see them pop up again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2025
Steadily they drifted by, eventually stranding in the mud at a distance of two hundred yards from the Paradox.
From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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