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paradox
in
There There, by Tommy Orange
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- I think about the irresistible-force paradox.†
p. 65.1 *
- Could it be the working out of an ancient paradox?†
p. 65.2
- Paradoxes don't work out.†
p. 65.3paradoxes = situations or statements that may be true but are surprising or seem impossible because parts of them seem to contradict each other
Definitions:
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(paradox) a situation or statement that seems to contradict itself but may still be true
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, paradox may refer to a statement that contradicts itself -- such as "I always lie."