contradictory
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Each of these firings would be litigated, and the results are likely to be contradictory and confusing.
From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026
This Juneteenth, we should try to confront and reclaim this holiday’s contradictory history, in all its facets.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
However, the court of appeal in Belgrade ordered a retrial for the boy's parents in November 2025, ruling that the reasons behind the verdicts were unclear and contradictory.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
Good to hear, and we hope no one is hiding any contradictory details.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
For a variant of gross-beaked finch to appear on a Galápagos island by natural selection, two seemingly contradictory facts had to be simultaneously true.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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