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Adjective
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People in these senior leadership roles tend to give space and time for teams to share conflicting perspectives, debate, struggle and get curious with each other before making a decision.—
Linda Allen-Hardisty,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025 -
While the woman's family has conflicting opinions, many Reddit users have sided with the poster.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Kyiv and Moscow, meanwhile, have expressed incompatible terms for a ceasefire.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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That is incompatible with my personal values that were taught to me from childhood.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Normally, going back in time introduces all sorts of nasty paradoxes, like the infamous grandfather paradox, or, less violently, inconsistent histories.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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The police asked him about what appeared to be cuts on his right hand, and Mr. Cady gave inconsistent explanations, the authorities said.—
Simon J. Levien,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Conflictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflictive. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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