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paradoxical

[par-uh-dok-si-kuhl] / ˌpær əˈdɒk sɪ kəl /














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Rather than ban the new technology, Estonia mounted a high-stakes and seemingly paradoxical intervention, distributing free chatbots to nearly 20,000 students earlier this year and rethinking pedagogical methods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Much of the nation is in a paradoxical state.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

That could be a paradoxical problem in of itself.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Former U.K. and Canada central banker White frets about the paradoxical relationship in the U.S. between the administration of Donald Trump and the dollar.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

This is a black hole, an object so paradoxical that some scientists believe that black holes can be used to travel faster than light—and backward in time.

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




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