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The absurdity is that Democratic voters outnumber Republicans in California by nearly 2 to 1.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026 -
When the couple falls into a little Noel Cowardesque riff, the play’s central confession arrives like a comic absurdity.—
Steven Winn,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Well, the Premier League table is definitely worth looking at, if only to marvel at its ludicrousness.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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That person — a sunny, daffy, confection of trashy Southern ridiculousness — is just not a mean person.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
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Devoted fans will catch every clever nod, while newcomers can enjoy the romance, rivalry, and Regency ridiculousness without the multi-volume commitment.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Simpson’s paradox can occur in medical studies that revolve around the approval of a drug, for instance.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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This is the fundamental paradox of special-making for a comedian, and Pete Holmes filmed this special at the exact right time.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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Petzold marvelled at the incongruities.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ridge’s equal deftness at the high end and the low is one of many apparent incongruities that the winery has managed to balance comfortably.—
Senior Wine Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 Feb. 2026
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There’s also an irony in Powell warning about debt sustainability while leading an institution whose own policies made cheap borrowing the path of least resistance for years.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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No, the irony of that quote is thicker than the fog over Oracle Park on a Tuesday in June.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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This contradiction is famously known as the black hole information paradox.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Broadway team may have hoped to heighten the contradictions further, by focussing more tightly on New York oddballs under pressure.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Simpson’s paradox demonstrates how counterintuitive statistics can be This article is from Proof Positive, our friendly newsletter that explores the joys and peculiarities of math.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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The unexpectedly weird shows, though, their individual peculiarities can be fascinating.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Illogicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illogicality. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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