| 单词 | oxymoron |
| 例句 | They themselves listened only to Greek music, an oxymoron as far as the rest of the world is concerned. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z What they eventually learned was that "quiet Iranian" is an oxymoron. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z I kept looking from the back of J.T. to the back of Digger, and smack out of the blue an oxymoron came to my mind: alone together. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z When it hit me that act naturally was an oxymoron, I snorted. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z So there we were, all of us laughing because we’d knocked out four oxymorons smack in a row—and that’s when we first saw the red kayak. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I thought that was maybe what my English teacher would call an oxymoron, because you cannot truly have freedom if someone is chasing you. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “In literature the word ‘oxymoron’ means which of the following? Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Somehow Paris has transformed Black Lightning and me into that oxymoron Sahara and I were talking about—a combination of contradictions that take on a new meaning together. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The phrase “a little genetic test” strikes me as an oxymoron. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z So however questionable they may seem on intellectual principle, those great oxymorons—“common sense” and “received wisdom”—are profoundly important in persuasion. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z "An oxymoron makes a new meaning out of two opposites, Sunny." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I erased my entire hard drive last night. I need to load everything back on and rewrite that essay for English. Hey, Brady, remember those oxymorons we talked about in lit the other day?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z An “interracial racial caste system” may seem like an oxymoron. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A November stillness was settling like a deadly oxymoron on the April landscape. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z On the other hand, maybe it was not an oxymoron. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z If that reads like an oxymoron, hear me out. The best things to buy at H Mart, America's favorite Korean grocery store 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z It sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s not.” Skin Deep: Men Turn to Bikini Waxing - Skin Deep 2012-04-10T18:17:22Z “Clean coal sounds like an oxymoron but then so does President Trump,” he said. Late-night TV roasts Trump on climate: he 'surrendered Florida to the ocean' 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Cliché-free pastiche may be an oxymoron, but that concept applies to her music for the shows “Violet” and “Caroline, or Change.” Music Review | Jeanine Tesori: Her Thoroughly Modern Music Inspired by Gospel and Opera 2010-03-08T23:08:00Z To the extent that the phrase “abortion comedy” is no longer an oxymoron. How a new wave of taboo-busting comedies are tackling abortion 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z “Luxury bourbon” was once an oxymoron; now, it’s the hottest thing in whiskey. That $1,000 Bourbon You Bought May Be a Phony 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Paging another national candidate, the Libertarian Party’s Gary Johnson, to get the Objectivist faithful — if that’s not an oxymoron — into theaters. Geezer Pleasers: Taken 2 and Argo Go for the Grownups 2012-10-14T22:37:00Z Mr. Thiel is comfortable being a walking oxymoron: He is driven to save the world from the apocalypse. Peter Thiel, Trump’s Tech Pal, Explains Himself 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z He has a healthy tan and a fine head of hair swelling over his neck into that oxymoron: a not-unbecoming mullet. Ian McShane on reviving Lovejoy and becoming the saviour of America 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z It's an oxymoron: a show about identity theft with no personality. Sarah Michelle Gellar flounders in a bland new drama 2011-09-13T15:03:00Z My wide-eyed parents seemed at a loss facing the oxymoron of my innocent, mature stance, and they let me be. I loved girls, but no one knew 2012-06-27T13:00:00Z “The Accident” is a thriller about publishing, and if that sounds like an oxymoron, Mr. Pavone is very good at rendering it wildly dramatic. Books of The Times: ‘The Accident,’ a New Novel by Chris Pavone of ‘The Expats’ 2014-03-05T21:59:09Z "Wanton grief", almost an oxymoron, is the phrase which provides the emotional hinge. Poem of the week: The Bed That Is a Tree by Kim Lasky 2012-05-28T10:54:50Z Those are for the movie books, for the pundits who reduce movies to such sociological oxymorons as “collective imagination,” the cultural counterparts to industry analysts who talk only about box office. What the Seven “Star Wars” Films Reveal About George Lucas 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z As an idealist force, if that is not an oxymoron, the work still packs a punch. Music Review: Adding Another Layer to ?War Requiem? Story 2010-12-19T23:24:23Z In fact, I think the term “false hope” is an oxymoron. Deepak Chopra Has Never Been Sick 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Like jumbo shrimp and boneless ribs, it seems like a culinary oxymoron. Artisanal pizza made by Bruno the robot, and other true tales of automated food 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z “Upscale economy” may seem like an oxymoron, but that’s how Red Roof, the budget hotel company, is describing its new brand, which launched earlier this month at more than 30 locations. In Transit Blog: A New Brand for Red Roof 2014-03-14T16:53:12Z What is missing from this article is the oxymoron that 1/3 of the 1 million county residents suffer from food insecurity. Tucson Becomes an Unlikely Food Star 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The aquatic component prompted the question: isn’t freestyle synchronized swimming an oxymoron? | The Art of Parties, Day Three 2010-12-03T22:10:00Z He resisted participating in them for far too long out of principled cheapness — which is kind of an oxymoron. ArtsBeat: The Mostly Good Old Days: Boris Kachka Talks About ‘Hothouse’ 2013-07-31T16:34:41Z In the past, this would have been an oxymoron. How to make buttermilk substitutes for fluffy pancakes on the fly 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Parent went on to build an apparent oxymoron: transgressive shopping centers. Claude Parent, Visionary Architect of the Oblique, Dies at 93 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z He ratcheted up funding for purity promotion, begetting the health policy oxymoron “abstinence-only sexual education”. True love waits? The story of my purity ring and feeling like I didn't have a choice 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z That phrase, which may strike some young American ears as an archaism if not an oxymoron, is worth unpacking, and Amis provides readers with a pocket account of the historical preconditions of his extravagant fame. In His New Collection, ‘The Rub of Time,’ Martin Amis Takes On Everyone From Travolta to Trump 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Whether sited in central London or downtown Atlanta, these establishments are oxymorons rendered in concrete and steel, namely chain boutique hotels. T Magazine: Room With a Purview 2011-11-25T17:30:45Z As gay marriage has ceased to be an oxymoron, some sexual outsiders have intensified their warnings against assimilation. An intimate look at a fluid family in Maggie Nelson's 'The Argonauts' 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z There is the wretched oxymoron of the peaceful ideal of the mid-60s counterculture being subverted by the violence it abhorred, as the decades clicked over. Old music: David Bowie - Cygnet Committee 2012-05-29T10:54:13Z Now they all seem to believe they are more Catholic than the Pope which is an oxymoron for truly devout Catholics. A Conservative Catholic Begs the Pope: Lead Us Not Into Temptation 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Then I found out we were having a daughter, and suddenly "safe East Baltimore" seemed like an oxymoron. Why I'm not raising my child in my old neighborhood — the one I said I'd never leave 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z In the same way that “civilised divorce” is an oxymoron, you can’t have a sensible conversation about leaving the EU. My husband’s boasts are worse since Brexit – and I can’t stand it | Dear Mariella 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z This concerto is known as a defiant oxymoron, a ravishingly beautiful twelve-tone piece — not only is it beautiful, but it incorporates a folk tune and, yes, a Bach chorale. Review | Noseda ends his NSO season with 3 B’s, and a bang 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Indeed, "motorcycle fashion" is something of an oxymoron. Beyond biker leather: The scooter set 2010-10-20T17:20:00Z In most of the United States, an electric-powered car is essentially a coal-powered car, and “clean coal” is of course an oxymoron. Stop climate change: Move to the city, start walking 2012-11-03T19:00:00Z Everyone deems it a great success, though Sherry starts her critique with "it's shockingly un-sweet" and "the oxymoron of desserts." Omelets are hard to master and more lessons learned from "The Julia Child Challenge" 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z But already, they have effected one measurable change: “theater geek” is kind of an oxymoron now, isn’t it? Cultural Studies: The Glee Generation 2010-06-11T19:20:00Z While good, inexpensive pinot noir may seem like an oxymoron, Oregon manages to get it done in the Willamette Valley. Last-Minute Buys for Thanksgiving Wines 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z “Budget Anguilla” is essentially an oxymoron, but there are some exceptions to that rule. What to Do in Anguilla 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z The young Mr. Boulez referred to his music as “organized delirium,” and the phrase, rather than an oxymoron, was telling and apt. Pierre Boulez, conductor of bracing clarity, dies at 90 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Calvin Johnson, On tour Record label pioneer, eccentric performer, friend of Kurt Cobain …Calvin Johnson is an example of that great oxymoron: indie royalty. This week's new live music 2010-08-06T23:05:00Z But a dry buttermilk brine seems like an oxymoron! 17 turkey recipes to gobble up on Thanksgiving 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z “Highbrow genre fiction” might sound like an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms, but it’s not. Review | Forget the bestseller list: These lesser-known works deserve your attention 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Beautiful war photographs may seem like a moral oxymoron. Has War Changed, or Only War Photography? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Somehow, seemingly while no one was paying particular attention, a credible version of what used to be a sartorial oxymoron — the wrinkle-free travel suit — crept onto the scene. The Wrinkle-Free Suit, Economy to First Class 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Many in the media, including Ladies’ Home Journal and Gay Talese on assignment for The New Yorker, questioned whether it was an oxymoron. You Know the Lorena Bobbitt Story. But Not All of It. 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z A “secret” celebrity wedding: In the age of social media, it seems like a Hollywood oxymoron on the order of “late-career comeback” and “no-fault divorce.” How Celebrities Keep Their Weddings a Secret 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z What would be a great oxymoron bordering on Zen koan? Perspective | Gene Weingarten’s definitive guide to the ‘nothingburger’ 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z “It’s a symbol that black . . . philanthropy is not an oxymoron.” African American museum’s fundraising touches deep history among donors 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z A not-for-tourists guide to Art Basel in Miami Beach might sound like an oxymoron. | Katerina Llanes of the Pérez Art Museum Miami on How to Navigate Basel 2013-12-06T23:18:43Z Still, for much of the show what he presented were sophisticated sports clothes in complex fabrications that, while admirably refined, only served to underscore the reality that couture sportswear is an oxymoron. Staying in the (Fashion) Moment 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Henning Wehn, a German stand-up comedian who insists his job description is not an oxymoron, has heard that jibe more than once since arriving here 12 years ago. A German Comedian in London: Working Out the War in Punch Lines 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z “The ultimate oxymoron: I was once invited to an agoraphobic convention,” he said. Marty Ingels, actor-turned-agent and husband of Shirley Jones, dies at 79 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z It is, to employ an oxymoron, reliably disappointing. Critic’s Notebook: New York City Ballet Is Changing, but Questions Remain 2012-06-15T21:27:12Z Digital movies—I think the phrase ‘digital film’ is an oxymoron—are actually just millions of tiny dots. The Funny, Empathetic Genius of Annie Baker 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Healthful candy might sound like an oxymoron, but in this case it’s a delicious reality. Ellie Krieger’s fruit and nut truffles 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z And the problem with the action is that it’s filled with what, in a grim oxymoron, would be called gunplay. The Good and the Bad in “Central Intelligence” 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z “Tray Wellington knows that many will take the title of his 2022 album, ‘Black Banjo,’ as an oxymoron,” Bradley writes in his article. Meet the Next Generation of Black Folk Singers 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images A cinema hall in August … less the start of a sentence than an oxymoron, I know. Satyajit Ray's artifice and honesty set him apart from other film directors 2013-07-22T19:00:01Z In 1988, she suffered a second rejection when she fell foul of the Birtian revolution, and of a culture in which arts news came to be treated almost as an oxymoron. Joan Bakewell: 'Women have a different way of being thick-skinned' 2010-04-04T20:00:00Z He reconciled the contradictions of capitalism by embracing oxymorons. ‘Billion Dollar Loser’ Recounts WeWork’s Big Dreams and Its Harsh Wake-Up Call 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z I’m the only critic named, and the WhitneySpeak is rather more malicious than tossing a simple oxymoron like “jumbo shrimp” or “the living dead.” The Whitney Museum replies to my request to withdraw a false statement 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z In addition to the fact that "gourmet meatloaf" is an oxymoron. In a world of limitless dinner options, my case against meatloaf 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z “It feels a little bit like an oxymoron,” she says. John Kerry: 'People want a future. The orange menace is not providing that' 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Eight years ago, when Miri Ashur Zuta opened this gem box of a shop, a trendy fashion boutique in conservative Jerusalem seemed like an oxymoron. Five Places to Go in Jerusalem 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z New York regulators are not the first to be baffled by the oxymoron of a vending machine full of fresh food. Fresh-Food Vending Machines Will Be Graded Like Restaurants 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Fine airline food may sound like an oxymoron but carriers are increasingly attentive to meals served on board. Monday’s Digest: Alaska and American Expand Partnership and Other Airline and Airport News 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Today, Lupi describes her profession as “telling stories with data,” which sounds like an oxymoron, until you see her work. Can Data Be Human? The Work of Giorgia Lupi 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z Many of the posts feature stories of women who are professionally accomplished and educated, contradicting the Netflix show's perspective that success and religiosity are an oxymoron. Netflix’s "My Unorthodox Life" urged ultra-Orthodox Jewish women to talk publicly about their lives 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z “We perfected the art of the oxymoron. The whole plant is standardized.” Seven Buds for Seven Brothers 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z That term is an oxymoron: if something is abstract, it can’t express. Thirteen Crucial Years for Art in Downtown New York 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z “Original adaptation,” like “instant classic” and “jumbo shrimp,” is an oxymoron that makes sense. Television Review: ‘Fargo,’ a TV Series Riffing on the Film, Begins on FX 2014-04-14T21:28:35Z “As long as one writes only for oneself, writing is a free act by means of which, to use an oxymoron, one secretly opens oneself.” The violation of Elena Ferrante 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z He’s confined to a leather club chair — teaching leadership while sedentary seems an oxymoron, diluting his very Billness — while she’s perched in a delicate cream linen chair on a set swathed in Tiffany blue. Perspective | We took Bill and Hillary Clinton’s MasterClasses. Guess who seemed more prepared. 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Jeremy Deller's Sacrilege, first placed in public on Glasgow Green, will be inflated to pop up in the capital as part of what sceptics would call that oxymoron the Cultural Olympiad. Stonehenge enjoys a moment in the sun at summer solstice 2012-06-21T09:04:49Z If that sounds like an oxymoron, perhaps there's a simple answer: In fiction, nobody can sue you for libel. Nikki Finke is launching Hollywood fiction website 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z And the poor survivor — not an oxymoron here — will catch hell just for being alive. The Top Books of 2016 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z They achieve an oxymoron, a kind of irrepressible gravity. Francis Picabia, the Playboy Prankster of Moderism 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z It then shared a link to its definition of oxymoron: “A figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in ‘cruel kindness’ or ‘to make haste slowly.’ Move Over, Wikipedia. Dictionaries Are Hot Again. 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z It’s a lot more natural and a lot more magical, which is kind of an oxymoron, but one that makes sense to me. Six Stars of the New ‘West Side Story’ Discuss Its Enduring Relevance 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z So they are drawn to that conscience-salving potential oxymoron, the green building. Roadmap 2050 2010-05-08T23:05:00Z Calling Hadfield, who is 62, Canada’s most famous astronaut might seem like an oxymoron, or even a punchline, but he is probably the most famous living astronaut of any nationality in the modern era. He Stayed Grounded by Writing a Thriller Set in Outer Space 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z “Trap yoga sounds like an oxymoron, but the music complements the practice,” said Copeland, owner of Khepera Wellness Group in the District. This yoga instructor’s secret to more inclusive classes: Trap music 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Like clean coal, military intelligence, and congressional oversight, vegan ice cream is an oxymoron. Vegan Ice Cream Enters a Golden Age 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Seems a oxymoron that the BID is suppose to be about promoting business and improving the business climate. A Debate Over the Home of New York’s Fashion Industry 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z That last phrase may sound like an oxymoron, but it really is the essence of Paulsen's legacy. "Silly is healthy": "Animaniacs" star on laughing through throat cancer & finding a whole new fandom 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z Help With Breast-Feeding For nursing mothers, traveling light is an oxymoron. In Transit Blog: Help With Breast-Feeding 2013-05-23T17:00:09Z Even at a time in my life when “evening cinema” was not an oxymoron, I remember finding her menus impossibly glamorous. The Underrated Pleasures of Eating Dinner Early 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z The fierce heat recedes in the oxymoron of "cool fire", and is followed by the effect of a gentle breeze with that little rhythmical tremor, "tempered with". Poem of the week: Bethsabe's Song by George Peele 2010-10-11T10:37:00Z When it comes to casual glamour, however, this dress set the tone, proving the concept was not an oxymoron, but a whole potential genre unto itself. 15 Fashion Triumphs From Cannes Over the Decades 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z The brighter the shade, if that’s not an oxymoron, the more brilliant the foliage. Taking the long view in the garden 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z It was an oxymoron if ever there was one: a viral theater moment. Meryl Streep’s Newest Role: Donald Trump (but Just for One Night) 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z The image is at once architectural and organic: a visual oxymoron. Chris Engman’s photographic illusions dazzle 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Shamos’ Norm is the affluent everyman — a now accepted Broadway oxymoron — who can fly off to comic extremes and return to his nest of normalcy as though nothing out of the ordinary has happened. Amy Schumer and Keegan-Michael Key lend star power to 'Meteor Shower,' but it's still space junk 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z It was an instant classic worthy of the oxymoron, as weightless as Andy Warhol’s shiny silver clouds of inflated Mylar and as radical as Constantin Brancusi’s polished-bronze “Bird in Space.” How Jeff Koons’s “Rabbit” Became Big Game 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z “Well, let me tell you, I think career planning is an oxymoron,” Bacon says, which may be true. Kevin Bacon: ‘I thought I'd be sent to the TV graveyard’ 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z "Androgynous tough guys" sounds like an oxymoron, but Owens' menacing-yet-ladylike models proved you can be at once gender-bending and utterly manly. Paris menswear designers break out Jesus sandals 2010-06-24T21:37:00Z If that seems an oxymoron, well, pour a little whiskey and let us ponder the question. Review: ‘The Iceman Cometh’ Revived, With Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z This documentary by Nikolaus Geyrhalter is something of a visual oxymoron: it is a visually gorgeous, even pristine, movie about, well, garbage. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z “Comrade Writer,” she calls him, a pitiful oxymoron. A New Translation of an Anti-Heroic German Doorstopper of 1968 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z It may be hard to remember, but when she started the site in 2000, the concept of luxury online shopping was seen as an oxymoron. Why Natalie Massenet’s Departure from Net-a-Porter Matters 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z For Indian families, a modest wedding is an oxymoron. Chapter 4: The Wedding 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z Media coverage often mentions Bundy’s so-called charm and good looks as an oxymoron to his crimes. Jessica Knoll’s novel ‘Bright Young Women’ is an ode to victims and survivors of Ted Bundy’s crimes 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z And the idea of a startup government agency, even though it’s kind of an oxymoron, that’s what attracted us. King County homelessness authority interim CEO wants to focus on basics: Q&A 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z In this instance, “air mattress” was an oxymoron. How’s UW’s DeBoer, Grubb and McKeefery helped bring Eastern Michigan football back from oblivion 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z "Speedy trial"—at least in Trump's cases—is an oxymoron. Antisemitism infects Donald Trump, Holocaust experts explain 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Another Conservative former minister tells me the "National Health Service is an oxymoron", a contradiction, because "the leadership is incredibly patchy and outcomes are mixed". Laura Kuenssberg: Love it or hate it, the NHS is here to stay 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z That’s when they molded their strategy of sitting out the frenetic early phase of “legal tampering,” to use the oxymoron of choice. Pete Carroll, John Schneider change course to rebuild Seahawks defense 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z In the real world, "Israeli democracy" is an oxymoron. Israel's liberal supporters speak out against Netanyahu — but they're still in denial 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z In my item last week on odd neighborhood and street names, I poked fun at Turtle Run, a kind of oxymoron given the pace of the creatures in question. Opinion | Something Very Important for Democrats Just Happened in Pennsylvania 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The current notion of a "moderate Republican" is an oxymoron that helps to move the country rightward. The dangerous myth of the "moderate Republican" keeps pushing the media rightward 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Will people see me as a symbol of right-wing environmentalism, a living oxymoron? I bought a Tesla to help the environment — now I’m embarrassed to drive it 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The group was asked by Vanessa Friedman, The New York Times fashion director and chief fashion critic, who moderated the discussion, to take on the oxymoron of sustainable fashion. Can Fashion Be Profitable Without Growth? 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Substantive due process, then, not only adds the word “substantive” to the phrase in the Constitution, but also fashions an oxymoron in doing so. Perspective | After the Supreme Court’s Abortion Ruling, What Could Happen to Other Unwritten Rights? De León is reminding us why “career politician” should be an oxymoron. By refusing to resign, Kevin de León is giving anti-Blackness a pass 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z “The phrase ‘homeless veteran’ should be an American oxymoron,” it said. Lawsuit seeks to speed housing on the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z But "peaceful fascism" is of course an oxymoron. After the Pelosi attack, Republicans have quit pretending they oppose political violence 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z There is no nonpartisan party, it’s an oxymoron. No attack ads from WA secretary of state candidates. What’s the race about? 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z The question now is whether, in Britain, the phrase “modern monarchy” turns out to be an oxymoron. Opinion | Can Charles III modernize the monarchy and still keep the magic? 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Bombing the killing camps would have diverted bombers from military targets, and — “precision bombing” was then an oxymoron — would have killed many Jews. Opinion | ‘U.S. and the Holocaust’ immerses viewers in the limitations that define tragedy 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Motivated by this laziness – yes, I am aware that’s an oxymoron – I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking of dishes that require minimum effort and deliver maximum flavor. This 3-ingredient rub is pure magic on grilled skirt steak 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Given that tourism produces harmful emissions, the term “green travel” can seem like an oxymoron. When it comes to green travel, impact matters more than words 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z “New and improved” was a big commercial catchphrase for my generation, that often proved to be an oxymoron. Rant and Rave: Reader ruffled by smartphone update 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z That concept is an oxymoron; that concept is the product of deranged logic. Opinion | Ineffective gun reform should not be the goal 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Granted, in the transfer portal era, a patient backup quarterback basically qualifies as an oxymoron. UW Huskies mailbag: What should be Washington’s over/under for wins in 2022? 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z I contend that the label “liberal Southern Baptist” has always been an oxymoron, but several powerful interests, led by two men, Paige Patterson and Paul Pressler, thought otherwise. Op-Ed: The Southern Baptists are having a come-to-Jesus moment 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z The initial drafts I then scribble almost always strike me as — to use an irresistible oxymoron — deeply superficial, shortchanging the author, the book, the happy few who constitute my “audience,” and even myself. Review | In these gloomy, divisive times, does anyone care about books? I do. 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Thiel has also written that the term "capitalist democracy" is an oxymoron. Robert Reich: Peter Thiel and GOP billionaires bankrolling "radically anti-democratic agenda" 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z It makes clear that the phrase “pro-abortion Catholic” is an oxymoron. Opinion | Catholics ‘personally opposed’ to abortion? A fallacy. 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z “Because a judicial indictment is not only an oxymoron but a structural error, the only proper remedy is dismissal. … Judges are umpires who call balls and strikes,” Bursch said, quoting U.S. Court hears challenge to grand jury in Flint water cases 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Somewhere along the way to these times when nothing seems to work, “customer service” became an oxymoron. Opinion | What I learned from one man’s help and civility 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z But in the world beyond downtown, “Safe D.C.” is an oxymoron. Opinion | ‘Our communities are now safe’? D.C. residents know otherwise. 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z GOP lawmakers — an oxymoron in Sacramento — can’t pass anything without lots of Democratic help. Column: Republicans have next to no power in California. But they do sometimes have good ideas 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z I'm going to use an oxymoron - it's broad, but broad within a rigid, small circle of songs. PinkPantheress made hits from her bedroom - now she's won the BBC Sound Of 2022 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Lockett agreed that it takes a lot of work and preparation to become so instinctual, an oxymoron that reveals itself weekly. ‘Magic plays’ with Russell Wilson punctuate Tyler Lockett’s under-the-radar success with Seahawks 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z If “American classical music” sounds like an oxymoron, this book offers strong grounds to differ. Review | He saw a ‘noble’ future for Black and Indigenous composers. He was wrong. 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z “Pandemic dating” is a catchy little oxymoron I’ve heard more than once since the shutdowns started. L.A. Affairs: I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me whole 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z Historically, these obstacles have made the notion of shareholder democracy something of an oxymoron, as I’ve pointed out in several columns. Shareholder Democracy Is Getting Bigger Trial Runs 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z “They’re forcing their communism through the corporations,” Greene charges, as if “communist corporations” weren’t an oxymoron. Opinion | The GOP has become the stupid party — and proud of it 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z “Maybe it’s a pure oxymoron to talk about human rights but this is what we have to ask them,” he said. EU says it has no option but to talk to Taliban 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z It is natural to think that humane war is an oxymoron, and understandable to indict “dirty wars.” Opinion | America Is Giving the World a Disturbing New Kind of War 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z “Government messaging on restrictions currently amounts to an outright oxymoron by urging caution whilst simultaneously allowing all guidance to be lifted.” Johnson: England to lift last virus restrictions on July 19 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z In 2007, one of the leading scholars of China, Susan L. Shirk, used an oxymoron in the title of her history of the country’s politics: “China: Fragile Superpower.” Pictures From a Revolution: China’s Communists Mark a Centennial 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z In reality, "reasonable, respectable Republican" became an oxymoron — or impossibly opposed forces, like matter and antimatter — with the birth of the Age of Trump and the devolution of the Jim Crow Republican Party. Liz Cheney is an enemy of democracy — just as much as the Trumpers 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z McCormick embodied the first half of the oxymoron this year, when he signed for and inherited the storefront lease from his daughter, Meg McCormick. Bloomington record store aims to uplift local music scene 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z Ultimately, "racial democracy," better understood as whites-only democracy, is an oxymoron. GOP dreams of a return to Jim Crow — and not just through racist voting laws 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z “Vacation Responsibly” and Spring Break sound like oxymorons. Editorial Roundup: Florida 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Digital performance for him is something of an oxymoron. Theaters hit the one-year anniversary of shutdown. How are artists keeping afloat? 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Consciousness without content strikes me as a contradiction, an oxymoron, like a book without words or film without images. Can Science Illuminate Our Inner Dark Matter? 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z Appointing elected officials - an obvious oxymoron - is more common than it should be. Editorial Roundup: Illinois 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Alas, “cheap luxury” is not only an oxymoron; it also has a sinister side. From ancient Egypt to Cardi B: a cultural history of the manicure 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z For many, the idea of an international nationalist movement is an oxymoron. Capitol Riot Puts Spotlight on ‘Apocalyptically Minded’ Global Far Right 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z An LLC is not a corporation; to refer to it as one is an oxymoron. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: This Barrett photo caption could have used more context 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z It won’t be a quick decision, in other words; more likely, it will be a gradually emerging epiphany, to go all oxymoron on you. UW offensive coordinator John Donovan wants quick decisions from his QBs but will wait to choose a starter 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z An expensive budget computer is an odd oxymoron It’s understandable to cut corners for a good price. Surface Laptop Go review: a case study in cost cutting 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z There are many states that allow “in-person” absentee voting, an oxymoron that refers to voters who come early and cast their votes because they will be absent on Election Day. Toomey’s departure and a changing GOP 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z But really that tent is an island of calm — or anxious calm, if you’ll allow the oxymoron — in a sea of disease, an escape for an hour to a safe place. 'The Great British Baking Show': Breaking down Biscuit Week 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z Zoom theater is an oxymoron, but substitutes for live performance will have to do until we can safely gather again as an audience. Commentary: Theaters nobly fill the COVID void, but screens make me miss the stage even more 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z They deserve no voice in a Republican resurrection, which may be an oxymoron, like Fox News. Opinion | The Future of the G.O.P. After Trump 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z “Shareholder democracy” long has been derided as an oxymoron, like “military intelligence” or “jumbo shrimp.” Column: A year ago, CEOs pledged to serve stakeholders. About that promise ... 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z That album was released last week under the title A Small Death - an oxymoron representing Crain's realisation that "everything is always starting over again, all the time". 'I rebuilt my music career after three car wrecks' 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z A silent book club sounds like an oxymoron. The Silent Book Club, a global meet-up for introverts, now connects them remotely 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z Here, social distancing was all but an oxymoron. 12 Fraught Hours With E.M.T.s in a City Under Siege 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z He was relentless, Badrtalei said, to the point that off-season almost sounded like an oxymoron. At U.C. Irvine, to Honor Kobe Bryant Is to Win 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z To many, the notion of machine "creativity" is an oxymoron. Machines have learned how to be creative. What does that mean for the future of art? 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z It would have seemed like a ridiculous oxymoron. How being "tough on crime" became a political liability 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z In the past, the celebrity House member was pretty much an oxymoron, unless you considered Tip O’Neill or Newt Gingrich a celebrity. Hope and High Drama: A Year With Two New Democratic Congresswomen 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z And, no, the above sentence is not an oxymoron, a prank or a practical joke. Why Washington football fans should — (gulp) — root for Oregon and Utah 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z “It’s an oxymoron,” Geha, of the American University of Beirut, said. The Making of Lebanon’s October Revolution 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z White chocolate usually contains no cocoa powder — but lots of butter/oils, sugar and milk — which is why many people rightfully claim that white “chocolate” is an oxymoron. Perspective | Is chocolate healthy? Alas, the answer isn’t sweet. Here’s why. 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z William Taylor, a career diplomat, went behind closed doors in the basement of the Capitol on Tuesday and told a tale that added up to the ultimate oxymoron - a 10-hour bureaucratic thriller. The diplomat took notes. Then he told a story. 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z But scientific racism--an oxymoron if ever there was one--is a relatively recent, localized phenomenon. How Can We Curb the Spread of Scientific Racism? 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z Chinese officials use something of an oxymoron to describe what their new currency will offer: “controllable anonymity.” China’s Cryptocurrency Plan Has a Powerful Partner: Big Brother 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Instead, Sanders is trying to run on a "Democratic" brand of socialism, which Lahren called "a lie and an oxymoron." Tomi Lahren warns young Americans to vote against socialism: 'We are going to wake up to a living nightmare' 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer called for the United States to work with its “frenemies” to combat climate change—giving the oxymoron its presidential debate debut Tuesday. Billionaire Tom Steyer says U.S. must work with ‘frenemies’ to combat climate change 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z And I know that sounds like a kind of an oxymoron, but that was the push. Panos Panay on why Microsoft is using Android for its Duo device 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z The wager was that “market totalitarianism” is an oxymoron. Opinion | Hong Kong’s heroic dissent might be the decade’s most important development 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z By the mid-eighties, “feminist psychologist” was no longer an oxymoron. The Radical Transformations of a Battered Women’s Shelter 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z I’ve long suspected that the term “family holiday” is an oxymoron, and now I feel more sure. Holidaying alone is glorious – what took me so long to admit it? 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z They were rock ’n’ roll heroines who blazed parallel trails in an era where female musicians were practically an oxymoron. How two fearless rock pioneers survived the ’70s and found each other four decades later 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z “Berkeley was an oxymoron. It was a contradiction in many ways.” School busing in Berkeley during Kamala Harris’ childhood was both voluntary and volatile 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z That includes an understanding that new technologies need to comply with existing rules rather than requiring regulators to adapt, he said, adding that the notion of green supersonic travel shouldn’t be regarded as an oxymoron. Global warming may kill the new era of supersonic travel before it even begins 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z “It’s an oxymoron — doing something for the city and being arrested by the city,” McFly told the outlet on Friday. Graffiti artist hired by city of Detroit arrested after cops think he's committing vandalism 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z The show is appropriately titled “A Cloud’s Roots,” which is an oxymoron of sorts, evoking an impossible suspension. Maria Berrío's dreamlike collages deploy paper like paint 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Besides our stifling experiences in evangelical schools, Tolentino and I share an appreciation for the musical markers of “Houston culture,” a term that many New Yorkers might consider an oxymoron. The Mail 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z "But it's an oxymoron. You can't shut up and sing, you idiot." Maren Morris on country music's problem with sexuality 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z The notion of a neutral, objective education is an oxymoron. Against the dictatorship of ignorance in the age of Trump, Part 2: We can still fight back 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Extremism in the defense of liberty proves to be an oxymoron, for extremism comes at the expense of liberty. Opinion | This month’s abortion laws are anything but conservative 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z The Long Island Expressway is an oxymoron, and as we saw this week, the PGA of America doesn't mess around with promptness. PGA Championship 2019: 11 highly plausible ways that Brooks Koepka can blow it at Bethpage - Golf Digest 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z “I just think the whole concept of ‘progressive prosecutor’ is going to strike a lot of people as an oxymoron,” said Garry South, a veteran Democratic strategist who is unaligned in the presidential race. Kamala Harris regrets California truancy law that led to arrest of some parents 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z The phrase “ethnic minority” has to be the biggest oxymoron since “crash-landing” or “casual sex”. Smooth, angry, cool, powerful: how we talk about blackness 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z “Too much data only, and this is kind of an oxymoron, predicts the past. And I want to be on top of it and predicting the future,” he says. Instagram needs stars. This team finds them 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z “Ivy League and sports, to me that’s an oxymoron,” said Christopher Hunt, a college admissions consultant. College Admissions: Vulnerable, Exploitable, and to Many Americans, Broken 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z A "cute" Yankees fan is a bit of an oxymoron. Little Yankees fan never wanted Manny Machado anyway thank you very much - Golf Digest 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z First, there’s that subtitle — its sheer rhetorical daring evoking all my favorite oxymorons, including “jumbo shrimp,” “new classic” and “unbiased opinion.” Review: 'Witness Uganda' at the Wallis will have you on your feet 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z The story deals in oxymorons – bitter desire, weak power – and jolts to a conclusion that is harsh, cool, indelible. Bite-sized: 50 great short stories, chosen by Hilary Mantel, George Saunders and more 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z Indeed, it is just this salesmanlike prowess at fraud that Trump celebrates with his evocative oxymoron, “truthful hyperbole.” How Progressive Era radical Thorstein Veblen helps explain Donald Trump 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z His voice was gravelly but soft, a faded echo of rural Virginia: perfect for the barbed lash or the awful oxymoron. Russell Baker, Times Columnist and Celebrated Humorist, Dies at 93 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z The paper then employed a mess of contradictions to describe this Massachusetts Republican, which was not so much the oxymoron then that it is today. Review | A gay national security aide to Eisenhower during an era of purges 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Now, saying you’re going to pay for a border wall by eliminating “wasteful federal spending” is a bit of an oxymoron. Opinion | If we’re going to waste billions on a wall, let those billions be Trump’s 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Secure a stable population in the United States, that includes border security and dispense with the oxymoron of "sustainable growth." Playing by His Own Rules, Trump Flips the Shutdown Script 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z “Truly delicious, nutrient-dense food at an affordable price is not an oxymoron,” Barber said. This chef charges $200 for a tasting menu. At Sweetgreen, you can try his squash fries for $4.95. 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z An up-to-date novel almost seems like an oxymoron to me. Meg Wolitzer: ‘I feel I’m a feminist, so I write like a feminist’ 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z Still grieving her loss, he’s in no mood to be harassed by an ambitious Harvard hairsplitter who thinks creative nonfiction is an oxymoron. Critic's Notebook: Star turns that serve the Broadway play — Elaine May, Daniel Radcliffe and Janet McTeer show how it's done 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z For instance, writing for this magazine, Susan Schneider claimed that the flow of time is inherent to experience—so much so that, according to her, “timeless experience is an oxymoron.” Do We Actually Experience the Flow of Time?
2018-11-14T05:00:00Z But a Republican environmentalist, historically, is not an endangered species or an oxymoron. The Term "Republican Environmentalist" Is Not an Oxymoron 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z “True story” is already something of an oxymoron. Letter of Recommendation: Phyllis Rose’s ‘Parallel Lives’ 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z “Duke and a short speech is an oxymoron,” said Scott, who broke the color barrier in Chapel Hill and brought the Tar Heels to back-to-back Final Fours before winning the 1976 NBA title in Boston. Basketball Hall of Fame inducts 2018 class loaded with floor leaders 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Indeed, some might call the former an oxymoron — like “jumbo shrimp” or “Microsoft Works,” a term that contradicts itself. John McCain, a man of integrity and honor 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z On the same day, the editorial “Just in time to be ignored” contained a phrase I previously thought would be an oxymoron: “Mr. Trump selected a well-qualified meteorologist . . . to be White House science adviser.” Opinion | Maybe the Trump administration should read more science articles 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z The term “player movement” was a bit of an oxymoron this summer. The summer that was: USA players reflect on a hectic July 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z For Trump, by contrast, the notion of an unenforceable duty might be an oxymoron. Perspective | Mueller could subpoena Trump. But it’s not worth the chaos that would follow. 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Move aside, jumbo shrimp, and make room for the language’s latest oxymoron, courtesy of the Warriors’ Kevin Durant: 7-foot small forward. Chances of Scott Servais paying off that bet to Mariners closer Edwin Diaz could fade 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z In this way, an “empowered” beauty pageant becomes… just a very pretty-looking oxymoron. It’s not just bikini parades that have had their day. So has Miss America | Barbara Ellen 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z If “curly cactus” sounds like a deadly oxymoron, try picturing Rapunzel’s ringlets tumbling down the side of a terra cotta wall. Plant Swaps: The Cheap Way to Score Rare Houseplants 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Note also that “increasingly impossible” is an oxymoron; if partition is already impossible, the only thing that is increasing is the obviousness of this fact. A just “one-state solution” is still possible in Israel/Palestine: But not if the media burie... 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z At the U.N. they like to call what they do “collective security,” an oxymoron on the order of Syrian disarmament. Assad’s Disarmament Chair 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z “The Trump White House vetting machine is an oxymoron,” added one GOP strategist. Analysis | The Daily 202: The Intercept breaks open Democratic squabbles as midterm elections approach 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z The oxymoron of spinal rotation is that it functionally happens in the most stable part of the column - the thoracic. At the Masters, Tiger Woods Is a Cautionary Tale and a Favorite 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Now, the EPA - which under Scott Pruitt is fast becoming an oxymoron - plans to come up with lower fuel standards. California Editorial Rdp 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z For most of their people, a Jewish Pole, a Muslim Indian, a Hindu Sri Lankan, a Christian Saudi Arabian are all simply oxymorons. How Viktor Orban Bends Hungarian Society to His Will 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Perhaps I’m wrong: A “North Korea expert” is an oxymoron, and traditional diplomacy in the past certainly hasn’t succeeded. Opinion | President Trump’s North Korea Gamble 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Orthodox Jewish fashion blogging may sound like an oxymoron. Modesty on Instagram Is a Tough Balance 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z The U.S. is already a target for derision because of Nikki Haley's browbeating that caused no one to change their vote, but made the phrase "U.S. Diplomacy" an oxymoron. Rewrite Iran Deal? Europeans Offer a Different Solution: A New Chapter 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Your commentary uses the term "disgraced lawmakers", which is a clear oxymoron. Sexual Misconduct Spurs New Elections: The #MeToo Races 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z When Winthrop talks about “a corporate moral component,” the phrase can feel like an oxymoron to most consumers and anathema to most companies. Why Aren’t Businesses Doing More to Save American Manufacturing? 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z What it creates are these sports oxymorons, all in the hope of gaining fame by virtue of having none. Olympics Buzz: The truth behind some underdog stories is disappointing 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z “If approached in this way, ‘modest fashion’ is not an oxymoron, but rather an attempt to appreciate the aesthetic of fashion, an expression of the beauty of God’s world.” Modesty on Instagram Is a Tough Balance 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z In the Trump White House, this juxtaposition of “shocking” and “normal” somehow doesn’t feel like an oxymoron. Opinion | Sarah Huckabee Sanders is at a loss for words on Rob Porter. I am here for her. 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z This article makes it seem like our intelligence service is an oxymoron - and I don't just mean our current administration. U.S. Spies, Seeking to Retrieve Cyberweapons, Paid Russian Peddling Trump Secrets 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Profit driven companies supplying a free and valued services is an oxymoron. Tackling the Internet’s Central Villain: The Advertising Business 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z It’s not surprising though, considering the credibility of nutrition science, an oxymoron. Big Data Comes to Dieting 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z “I know you laugh when I say that, because it’s kind of an oxymoron.” Fear of the Federal Government in the Ranchlands of Oregon 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z It would be interesting to dissect the oxymoron mentioned here. South Korea’s Leader Credits Trump for North Korea Talks 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z As for it being an oxymoron, there are a lot of examples in fiction of scoundrels banding together. The Force Is With Them 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z A world where everything is on demand is under attack from an oxymoron: the event-based internet. HQ Trivia App Puts On-Demand Generation on a Strict Schedule 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z As a Christian and a democrat my more conservative friends thought I was an oxymoron even though being a evangelical Republican embodies the term, 'oxymoron' at its best. Opinion | Why I Can No Longer Call Myself an Evangelical Republican 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z "Artificial Intelligence" is an oxymoron, much as is "virtual reality." Can A.I. Be Taught to Explain Itself? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z And though it may sound like an oxymoron, our desire to be known for something often dovetails into the identity we see for ourselves in others. Opinion | The Bad News on ‘Good’ Girls 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z So, while it may seem like an oxymoron, it’s not without good precedent. The Force Is With Them 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z For me, this was a kind of liberation — because having “help” translates to being “helpless,” one of those neat oxymorons. Opinion | Being a woman means accumulating a lifetime of indignities 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z In 1979 he landed in Seattle, at a point when quality seafood was an oxymoron here. Top chefs remember Northwest ‘fish missionary’ Jon Rowley 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z "Artificial Intelligence" is an oxymoron, much as is "virtual reality." Can A.I. Be Taught to Explain Itself? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z For starters, why is there a second minimum wage, well below the minimum – isn’t that an oxymoron? 'You will be sexually harassed': just one of the perils of working for $2.13 an hour 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z There’s even a prize for the prettiest pumpkin, which, you’ll realize, is somewhat of an oxymoron once you’ve seen what these behemoths look like. Don’t count your giant pumpkins until they’re harvested 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z “I refer to him as a nonpracticing orthodox Catholic,” Ruse said, conceding the phrase is a bit of an oxymoron. Steve Bannon is ‘a good Catholic,’ Charlie Rose said on ’60 minutes.’ Was he right? 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z “I’m very lucky, in a way, and privileged – which is kind of an oxymoron – to be in a situation where my friends are very supportive of me and my employer is very supportive,” Robledo said. Maryland’s undocumented immigrants: In their own words 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z "Artificial Intelligence" is an oxymoron, much as is "virtual reality." Can A.I. Be Taught to Explain Itself? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z “Online boot camp is an oxymoron,” said Craig, of University Ventures. As coding boot camps close, the field faces a reality check 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z “Online boot camp is an oxymoron,” said Mr. Craig of University Ventures. As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z "Because Islam means being at peace with yourself and others. So that would be an oxymoron, it would be a contradiction." The Berlin mosque breaking Islamic taboos - BBC News 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z “Rural progressives” is not an oxymoron, writes Anthony Flaccovento at Blue Virginia. The resistance now: it's recess week, but Republicans are hiding from constituents 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z It sounds like an oxymoron, but that best explains who he is and why teammates love him. Perspective | Don’t ignore what Otto Porter is worth to the Wizards. It might be $106.5 million. 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z “Athletes, don’t they engage in — as much of an oxymoron as it is — they engage in negative incentive,” Brown said. Sportscaster James Brown explains his incredible 74-pound weight loss 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Questionable Barrier to Good Communication: While this sounds like an oxymoron, texting has become a primary means for our kids to communicate. HEALTH: Cellphones side effects 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z From a health perspective, he concluded, secrets are “a clinical oxymoron.” The Secret Life of Secrets 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z What sounds like an oxymoron neatly describes power seen as responsibility. When Power Makes Leaders More Sensitive 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z It is a sad trek because she was an oxymoron: a familiar figure who was seeking to appear fresh and, as she herself acknowledged, a politician with no gift for politics. Opinion | The real reason Hillary Clinton lost 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Ms. Patterson said the Fed’s move last month “was perceived as an incredibly dovish hike, if that’s not too much of an oxymoron.” Markets Saw a Trump Bump, Then Hit a Speed Bump 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z The company’s website was revamped to make booking less of a baffling ordeal and its customer service became something other than an oxymoron. ‘Nice’ is more than a destination: what Ryanair can teach United Airlines 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z The name of the gathering almost sounded like an oxymoron: the “Humanist Clergy Collaboratory.” Clergy who don’t believe in organized religion? Humanists think 2017 is their time to grow. 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z He spoke of “truthful hyperbole” — an oxymoron for the ages — which he defined as “an innocent form of exaggeration.” Opinion | Welcome to Trump’s Fantasyland 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z "Playboy and the idea of non-nudity is sort of an oxymoron," said Husni, a journalism professor at the University of Mississippi. #NakedIsNormal: Playboy magazine reverses position and brings back nude pictorials 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z “Nudes were the brand, so if one day you remove them, then you technically kill the brand image. Playboy with no nudes was an oxymoron. So this is a step in the right direction.” Out with the old, in with the nude: Playboy brings back naked women 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z But there also is a type of American hairless terrier — and this would seem to be an oxymoron — known as the coated American hairless terrier. This year at Westminster dog show: For some owners, bald is beautiful 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z For the Republicans in Congress, as Little so aptly notes, the word “courage” is nothing but an oxymoron. Where are the Troublesome Young Men to stand up to Donald Trump? | Lynne Olsen 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z With news outlets tied to the indifferent logic of shareholder profits, and profits determined by impulsive clicks, I wonder if "corporate news" isn't an oxymoron? How to Save CNN From Itself 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The corset jacket, which sounds like an oxymoron, bows today in stores worldwide and online. Kendall Jenner sexes up office attire for La Perla 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Liberals often dismiss “rightwing feminism” as an oxymoron because it focuses on individual achievement over structural change. Kellyanne Conway and liberal feminists: two sides of the same coin | Arwa Mahdai 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Upshur County’s delegate to the state legislature, Bill Hamilton, calls himself “an oxymoron Republican,” because he’s closely bound to the unions. In West Virginia coal country, voters are ‘thrilled’ about Donald Trump 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z How could they not have picked up Trump’s business ethics, which in his case is an oxymoron? Our next president, the Godfather 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z The video he posted claims “the term Islamophobia is an oxymoron.” Donald Trump’s new national security advisor has called Islam a “cancer” 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Jenner’s image is streaked in light to emphasize the curve and precise cut of the corset jacket, which sounds like an oxymoron. Kendall Jenner sexes up office attire for La Perla 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Arnold’s ideal was “the man of culture” and he would have considered “primitive culture” an oxymoron. There is no such thing as western civilisation | Kwame Anthony Appiah 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Perhaps it was the art deco marquee that welcomes the world to Wrigley Field, “the Friendly Confines,” as Cubs announcer Jack Brickhouse first called it—an oxymoron of amicable incarceration. There’s a Little Bit of Cubs in All of Us 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Yet here we are: the World Series champion Chicago Cubs, an oxymoron as timeworn as jumbo shrimp, sweet sorrow and Great Depression. Chicago Cubs end most storied title drought in American sporting folklore | Bryan Armen Graham 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Oh, and one more thing, being a Christian AND a Republican is an oxymoron. Omarosa Manigault Changed Parties for Trump 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z The oxymoron is the authors belief that it is an oxymoron. How to Be Mindful With a Cup of Coffee 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z This soulless infomercial for 'projecting power' for its own sake sounds like a succinct description of that 21st century oxymoron celebrating style over substance: Reality-TV. How to Project Power 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z “Don’t expect or look for appreciation to be expressed or for your good work to be acknowledged. In this situation, ‘employee appreciation’ is an oxymoron.” Hate Your Job? Try These Survival Skills 2012-04-06T04:00:00Z New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees said he supported Kaepernick’s message, but called it “an oxymoron that you’re sitting down, disrespecting that flag that has given you the freedom to speak out.” Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Tom Bell, from south London, says the party's EU referendum campaign was a "disgrace" and talk of a "people's Brexit" from some people on the left is "a delusional oxymoron". Labour conference: How do activists think Brexit will change Britain? - BBC News 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z The title "Realtors and Ethics" seems an oxymoron, or at least an incongruity. The Moral: Get It in Writing 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z For many wine sophisticates, “Southern California wine” is an oxymoron. Temecula winemakers are sick of the haters. They want to change your mind about SoCal wine 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Ms. Albright and Ms. Clinton coined the oxymoron “humanitarian war,” since invoked to support nearly every U.S. military action since 1999. Madeleine Albright, Hillary Clinton and war 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z They finish the week with an oxymoron: an "active rest" day. Training with D.J. - Golf Digest 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z “So to have an African American heading up the world’s largest library is not quite an oxymoron, but it speaks to the history.” Carla Hayden: new librarian of Congress makes history, with an eye on the future 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The notion of a parole hearing for a person who has never been convicted is an oxymoron, but nothing about Guantanamo can be likened to legal forms. A Man Wrongly Tortured for 9/11 Remains in Guantanamo 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Michael Bennett cheerfully calls himself an oxymoron, a self-proclaimed man of peace who thrives in a violent game, a thinker and activist in the most conformist of professions. Finding right balance on, off field is never-ending quest for Seahawks’ Michael Bennett 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z Some experts say the whole concept of “healthy snacking” is an oxymoron. 9 Foods That Prevent Terrible Snacking 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z "It will be a low-emission cauldron as it would be an oxymoron to talk about sustainability and then burn massive amounts of gas," Balich said. Rio opening ceremony to break with opulent traditions 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z One reason for caution is that history shows that “intelligence community” is sometimes an oxymoron. Did Putin Try to Steal an American Election? 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Whether it's the airlines, telecom or healthcare, mergers and acquisitions are making "consumer choice" an oxymoron. When Health Insurers Merge Consumers Often Lose 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Now, we might think the term “honest graft” is an oxymoron of the first order, but Plunkitt would strongly disagree if he were still around. Editorials from around New York 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z He was a civilized Republican, Willkie, way back when this was not an oxymoron. Don’t blame Brits for the Brexit: The EU strayed from its roots in post-war unity to become a neoliberal technocracy 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Corporate empathy may sound like an oxymoron, but more businesses are emphasizing the trait in developing managers and products. Companies Try a New Strategy: Empathy 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z To some detractors, the humane certification of zoos and aquariums is an oxymoron. Zoos Are Not Prisons. They Improve the Lives of Animals. 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z It's a product that just by its very description sounded like an oxymoron to me: an analog mechanical keyboard, using the full range of input allowed by optical switches. This analog mechanical keyboard could change the way you play PC games 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z His perspective is so difficult to categorize that Goldberg settles on the oxymoron “Hobbesian optimist,” and then quickly promises that “the contradictions do not end there.” Trump is a pragmatist, too. That’s the problem. 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z “To say it’s unsuitable because it lacks military dignity is a bit of an oxymoron.” Why Do Chinese and Russian Fighters Keep Buzzing U.S. Spy Planes? 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Trump is hoping to turn that oxymoron into a reality. The only living Trump supporter in Silicon Valley | John Naughton 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z If Trump supports Social Security and higher taxes on the wealthy, that echoes the notorious but deeply meaningful oxymoron uttered by one Tea Party partisan warning the government to keep its hands off his Medicare. This is a Democratic civil war: The Hillary/Bernie rift cuts to the essence of the party’s soul 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z Limousine liberals are history’s oxymoron, elites that undermine the status quo rather than defend it. Hillary is Trump’s dream opponent: Clinton is exactly the “limousine liberal” his coalition distrusts the most 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z "Talk about an oxymoron - low volatility equities," he said, calling them the "flavor of the month." Gundlach warns on 'safe' stocks, Trump presidency 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z "To say you're voting for someone but not endorsing them is a political oxymoron." Sorry, Trump, Cruz and Kasich: These high-profile Republicans are just not that into you 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z "I think that in the States, even moreso than in Europe, dance music has become almost an oxymoron." Inside Despacio, James Murphy and 2manyDJs' dance music utopia 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Turns out “interesting iceberg” is not an oxymoron. A New Leaf 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Gharem charted his own path in a country where the term “art career” is an oxymoron. Artist Nurtures a Creative Oasis in Conservative Saudi Arabia 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Add another oxymoron to those such as "sweet sorrow," "good grief" and "military intelligence." Letters: Dodgers swing on opening day, but fans miss it on TV 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z To the artists and creative types inhabiting its trendy downtown Manhattan neighborhood, Trump SoHo was an oxymoron from the start. Donald Trump Settled a Real Estate Lawsuit, and a Criminal Case Was Closed 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Orpik has heard coaches refer to “active rest,” chuckling at the oxymoron. A playoff berth is clinched, but in hockey, there’s no rest for winning 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z When I proposed it in 1992, I anticipated some kickback from colleagues, so in the original papers I proposed that “social neuroscience isn’t an oxymoron”, and I explained why. John Cacioppo: ‘Loneliness is like an iceberg – it goes deeper than we can see’ 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z “Trump becomes the metaphor of an egotistical and racist Christianity, which for the pope represents an unacceptable oxymoron.” Francis and Trump: Populist Leaders Preaching Divergent Messages 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z This is worse than an oxymoron, it is a tale told by an idiot. This is an oligarchy, not a democracy: Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and the real reason why change never seems to come 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z “But being gentle in Israel is an oxymoron.” Tel Aviv's journey to becoming the hippest cycling city 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z And sure, National Review’s laughably bad writing has inspired so many other pretenders to the right-wing media’s scholarly throne that the very words “conservative intellectual” long ago graduated to a “jumbo shrimp” level of oxymoron. The National Review’s priceless Donald Trump freakout is a testament to right-wing hypocrisy 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z This article proves that good economic news is an oxymoron. Can U.S. Remain an Island of Stability in the Global Economy? 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z He thought the phrase Holocaust art was an oxymoron. Geza Rohrig finds a difficult truth in 'Son of Saul' and horrors of the Holocaust 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z So convinced of this are these people that, given the opportunity, they will in fact vote for this strong hand and all that comes with it, making democracy an oxymoron. This is an oligarchy, not a democracy: Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and the real reason why change never seems to come 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z The idea of eating with mindful awareness during the holidays may seem to be a bit of an oxymoron. The Mindfulness Antidote to Holiday Emotional Overeating 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z For them, the idea of "western Chinese food" isn't an oxymoron, it's a genuine style of cuisine primarily developed by generations of Chinese immigrants to the United States. Why Shanghai's first American Chinese restaurant is taking off - BBC News 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z They teased each other about being “chemo buddies,” an unsettling oxymoron that somehow lent them encouragement. Westfield field hockey provides extended support network for teammate’s family members with Stage 4 cancer 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z On the larger picture, Mr. Duncan, a former Harvard basketball star — he admits that may be an oxymoron — exudes optimism. Arne Duncan, Education Secretary, Sees Challenges for U.S. Colleges 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z “Private judging is an oxymoron,” Anthony Kline, a California appeals court judge, said in an interview. In Arbitration, a ‘Privatization of the Justice System’ 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Prequel is a permanent — for now — pop-up space, a restaurant industry oxymoron if we ever heard one. Meet Prequel, where you can taste and invest in D.C.’s newest restaurants 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Anna Pickard, the company's editorial director and custodian of Slack's voice, giggles when she thinks of the oxymoron that is "enjoyable enterprise software." 'Ridiculous and amazing' Slack messaging app keeps human users in mind 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Federal action is an oxymoron, but nearly three dozen private-sector companies have expressed interest in partnering with California to build the nation’s first high-speed rail line. California Editorial Roundup 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Most important, they say, you couldn’t know VW’s “clean diesel” pitch was an oxymoron, enabled by elaborate fraud in faraway Wolfsburg. Volkswagen sold me the illusion of having it all 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z An oxymoron, surely, as the Christie’s publicity machine gears into full gear, ready to promote a Modigliani nude that will headline its next big auction of modern and contemporary art works, in November. You don't have to be mad to invest in art – but you do have to be realistic 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z The Prohibition-era provenance of the egg cream makes the boozy version served at the new Manhattan piano bar Sid Gold’s Request Room a delicious oxymoron. Why You Should Order the Egg Cream 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z But first, he ripped into gun control supporters on Twitter, employing the ludicrous oxymoron about liberals somehow being fascists. Alex Jones’ latest deranged Hillary Clinton tirade: “Listen witch! You turned Libya over to al-Qaeda “ 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Once, Mr. Reagle told the St. Petersburg Times, “crossword humor” was an oxymoron. Merl Reagle, crossword creator for The Washington Post, dies at 65 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z “Killing for conservation sounds like an oxymoron and it is,” says Flocken. 4 Signs the Tide May Be Turning Against Lion Hunting, and 1 It Isn’t 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z “Religious media” is not an oxymoron; indeed, they may ultimately be the only kind of media there are. Google wants to be God’s mind: The secret theology of “I’m feeling lucky” 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z Saturday was a perfect weather day at Wimbledon, that in itself an oxymoron. The long and short of it is, John Isner is Wimbledon's marathon man 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z “It’s a bit of an oxymoron,” Thill said. Fly out of the water with Lindstrom jetpack rental operator 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z All of this has led to a strange but perhaps inevitable oxymoron: digital therapy. Enlightenment on Your iPhone 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Time away from work is rapidly becoming an oxymoron. BYOD Legislation: What California's Case Could Mean For Businesses Everywhere 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Affordable housing - increasingly an oxymoron in California - can be a mandate for developers, the California Supreme Court ruled on Monday. California Editorial Roundup 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z “Startup Veteran” sounds like an oxymoron but it describes Bill Gross perfectly. The Sixth Success Factor for Startups: The Perfected Pitch 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Happiness and work are two terms that, when put together, some might say form an oxymoron. A Strategy For Measuring Employee Happiness (And Acting On The Result) 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Although it isn’t foolproof – no security system is – cloud security is no longer the oxymoron it was just a few short years ago. SungardASVoice: Why Cloud Computing Security Is No Longer An Oxymoron 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z The “teen brain” is often ridiculed as an oxymoron—an example of biology gone wrong. Risky Teen Behavior Is Driven by an Imbalance in Brain Development 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z “She made it possible to be Irish and royalty — it’s not an oxymoron,” he said. Monaco’s Prince Albert II honored for ocean work 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z “Space tourism,” for now, is a deadly oxymoron. What Sarah Brightman's Scrubbed Mission Says About Space Tourism 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z This monument to the oxymoron that is government compassion will similarly weigh on the young as the authors indicate early on. The State Against The Millennials 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z Actually, if there is anything that should be thought of as an oxymoron, it would be “total security.” SungardASVoice: Why Cloud Computing Security Is No Longer An Oxymoron 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z “Descriptions of him sound like an oxymoron,” said Daniel Kahneman, the winner of the Nobel in economic science whom Mr. Suzman chased down in the rain. Richard Suzman, Who Influenced Research on Health, Aging and Economics, Dies at 72 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Jay, in today's Republican Party, "there is a place for conservative thinkers" is an oxymoron. Why a Ruling for Same-Sex Marriage Would Help Republicans 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z A year-round seasonal business sounds like an oxymoron, or maybe an exercise in pretzel logic. 5 Smart Ways To Market Your Seasonal Business Year-Round 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z "Altering fashion is in a way an oxymoron because it's fashion that is always changing," he says. Slow fashion brands work to put the brakes on disposable fast fashion 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Basically what people are saying is that they're counterculture consumers, which is an oxymoron. The director of Creative Control explains his augmented reality nightmare 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z If you read my last column on the characteristics of infrastructure risk, you should be thinking that emerging market infrastructure investment is an oxymoron. Emerging Market Infrastructure 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Posting your résumé on a job board or eagerly updating your LinkedIn profile can throw a red flag, so launching a confidential search sounds like an oxymoron. 5 New Tech Trends in Job Searching 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z The term ‘ethical hacking’ may seem like something of an oxymoron, but it is a precaution that should be of interest to almost all businesses. Hacking: Why Any Business Can Be At Risk And How To Prevent It 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Some detractors raise more fundamental questions about whether safe tackling is in fact an oxymoron. N.F.L. Tries to Reassure Mothers as Polls and Studies Rattle Them 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z As the chief spokesman for the CIA, Mark Mansfield was not the first to refer to his position as “the ultimate oxymoron.” Mark Mansfield, the (almost) public face of a secretive agency, dies at 56 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z What’s that, you think of the art “crowd” as an oxymoron? "Big Eyes" And Big Appetites: Forging A Digital Future In The Art World 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z A "College Education" for athletes becomes an oxymoron. N.F.L. Coaches Now Reach for Next Level: College 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z “Cookie salad” seems like the ultimate culinary oxymoron. The Thanksgiving Recipes Googled in Every State 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z There are hundreds of variables to consider, and “marketing science” will always be somewhat of an oxymoron. Admit It: You Have No Marketing Budget 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z I personally think that good gossip is an oxymoron, since most dictionary definitions agree that the essence of gossip is sharing personal details about others that are not confirmed as being true. Gossip At Work Undermines Every Business Leader 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Finding an unemployed, highly desirable candidate is an oxymoron. Smart Hiring Tips for Tech Startup Success 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Included in making contributions was the Mayday Political Action Committee, which provides us a delicious oxymoron. Money’s role in political campaigns If that’s true, it’s also worth noting that an expanding terrorist state is an oxymoron; one that will eventually collapse from its own internal contradictions. This Time, U.S. Goes to War Against Oil, Not For It 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z The 1970s gave us the leisure suit, an oxymoron for sartorial morons. The Suit Is Back (If It Ever Really Went Away) A serious-minded Senate — cynics would call that an oxymoron — should explore these questions, even if that means lawmakers having to stay in Washington beyond the planned adjournment in the next two weeks. Congress Should Have a Say on ISIS 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z “Government stimulus” is an oxymoron, plain and simple. Sorry China Skeptics, The Communist Party Cannot 'Expand Credit' 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z Yet to say the least the idea of any self-respecting Western university accepting funding from a foreign government – let alone a government as brutally authoritarian as the Beijing regime – seems an oxymoron. Is This American Academe's Most Shameful Moment? 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z But early ‘computer networks’ were almost an oxymoron; yes they were networked, but only in silos depending on often quite distinct administrative groups according to their central role and function. Is Your Network Hyperconverged Yet? 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z She’s learned that this is a place where a stone boat is not an oxymoron but a real means to move things around - rocks, hay bales, maybe even buildings. South Dakota artist is inspired by country living 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z "Shareholder democracy" long has been derided as an oxymoron, like "military intelligence" or "jumbo shrimp." Big business takes aim at corporate activists 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z "People tend to think that happiness in schizophrenia is an oxymoron," senior author Dr. Dilip Jeste, a professor of psychiatry and neurosciences, said in a university news release. Many With Schizophrenia Say They're Happy: Study 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z This finding appears to be at odds with everything we’ve heard about the growing need to delay retirement and — my all-time favorite oxymoron — work in retirement. Here's Why More Americans Are Retiring Earlier They Expected 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z There are many people who quite understandably consider “creation science” to be an oxymoron. Time To Let Kent Hovind Go Home? 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z He says that provision and one that keeps the hearings confidential are an oxymoron. Prosecutors: Expungement law has good, bad sides 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Their results suggest that the old joke about “military intelligence” being an oxymoron is unfair. Intelligent intelligence 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Basically I’m just playing on the title Mandatory Fun, which is an oxymoron that’s been in our culture for a while. A Conversation with ‘Weird Al' Yankovic, Who Says ‘Mandatory Fun’ Might Be His Last Full Album Ever There is a lot of debate around whether the term “brand journalism” is an oxymoron. What Is Next For Content Marketing? 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z Business Leaders: That phrase itself is at risk of becoming an oxymoron. How to Fix America's Broken Political System: Centrists 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z On one level, the notion of putting Bitcoins through a MasterCard exchange is a bit of an oxymoron: they have fundamentally different rules of engagement. Bitcoin Draws Attention of Institutional Bidders And MasterCard 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z “The phrase ‘Amish millionaire’ is no longer an oxymoron,” he says. What Happens When the Amish Get Rich 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Low-priced sushi may sound like an oxymoron, but it does exist. National Sushi Day: Six places for cheap sushi 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Is this an “oxymoron”? Well, no, it’s just difficult – which is no small part why alts charge higher fees. 5 More Reasons The New Yorker Is Wrong About Hedge Funds 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z By 2009, moderate Republicans were already an endangered species, liberal Republicans an oxymoron. What the Tea Party Is and Isn't 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z “There is no job security — it’s an oxymoron,” Ms. Knudson said. Uncertainty About Jobs Has a Ripple Effect 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z What is the death of a loved one if not an oxymoron? The Unmothered 2014-05-10T04:00:00Z Of course, a number of people both in the legal world and beyond find the very premise of seeking legal personhood for animals an oxymoron. Should a Chimp Be Able to Sue Its Owner? 2014-04-23T09:00:54Z We codified our defiance into symbolic strength–an oxymoron. We are not #BostonStrong: Stop turning tragedies into slogans! 2014-04-18T12:00:00Z Is the utility of the future an oxymoron? California's Energy Crisis Comes Out Of Remission 2014-04-13T04:28:00Z For many this will include a mortgage, forcing ever-greater numbers of people to work in retirement—an oxymoron that will be with us for the foreseeable future. The Staggering Statistic Threatening Your Retirement 2014-04-07T09:45:09Z One, a friend and former colleague, unfortunately edited a book several years ago with an oxymoron for a title: “Enlightened Bracketology – The Final Four of Everything.” Wise: Bracket creep: NCAA tournament terminology is running amok in U.S. culture 2014-03-16T18:48:25Z The purist in me says that a “cloudified mainframe” is a oxymoron. All Herald The "Cloudy Mainframe" 2014-03-12T16:15:00Z He writes, “Show me an economist with a strong opinion about these things, and I will show you that oxymoron: a daredevil economist.” Ten Expert Economists' Wild Guesses About the World of 2114 2014-03-11T16:51:41Z Day’s program includes active recovery, which sounds like an oxymoron but, in fact, is part of his post-round routine. Golfers’ Will to Win Gets a Boost From Pit Crews for Aching Bodies 2014-03-06T04:31:10Z They’re called “unfunded priority lists” inside the Pentagon, which is an oxymoron when you think about it: if something is unfunded, ipso facto, it’s not a priority. Pentagon's Budget-Busting 'Wish Lists' Are Back 2014-02-19T12:50:23Z Russia, after all, is a country where an independent television news channel is increasingly an oxymoron. Moscow Journal: Independent News Station, Feeling Kremlin’s Wrath, Asks ‘Why?’ 2014-02-10T00:43:49Z His vibe was one of relaxed intensity — an oxymoron, to use a word that Richard Sherman tossed out later to describe the contrast between his Compton roots and Stanford schooling. Richard Sherman: ‘I’m the furthest thing from a thug’ 2014-01-23T02:15:38Z A binding letter of intent is an oxymoron. Want To Know Amazon's Confidential Settlement Terms For A Keyword Advertising Lawsuit? Merry Christmas! 2013-12-26T18:33:00Z It’s a turn-based dogfight strategy game, which almost sounds like an oxymoron. Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies - The Flight Sim For The Joystick-Challenged 2013-11-19T03:10:00Z And this is where the oxymoron enters the picture. Other Than LinkedIn, Why Are B2B Marketers Still Unsure About Social Media? 2013-10-21T15:55:00Z With an oxymoron like healthy fries, everything is relative. For Burger King's Satisfries, 'Healthier' Is a Very Relative Term 2013-09-24T23:21:42Z That sounds kind of like an oxymoron because he’s bragging and then he’s humble, but that’s just not how it was intended.” Russell Wilson, Seahawks carry great expectations in 2013 2013-09-06T00:23:43Z In the electric power industry, market-based electric rates are an oxymoron. Barron's Takes Potshot At SolarCity, Misses By Wide Margin 2013-09-01T01:21:00Z It sounds like an oxymoron but low-fat yogurt may be more fattening than you think—at least for some people under some conditions. Does Low-Fat Yogurt Make You Fat? [Video] 2013-08-29T15:15:03.830Z Clues to such questions are likely to lie in the new field of “plant neurobiology” which to many researchers is still an oxymoron. E.T. As Ents? The Case For Extrasolar Intelligent Plants 2013-08-01T03:19:00Z Without underestimating the barriers to revival, for the first time in years optimism and Detroit isn’t an oxymoron. Can Insular Detroit Become a Chicago or a Pittsburgh? 2013-07-23T14:54:29Z For me, as someone who has spent 27 years watching the world from a vantage point in East Asia, the episode illustrates in microcosm an obvious and profoundly troubling fact: globalism is a one-word oxymoron. What A Wonderful World!: Get Raped In Dubai And You'll Serve 16 Months In Prison 2013-07-21T14:44:00Z It calls itself environmental modernism – which for many is an oxymoron. Technology as our planet's last best hope 2013-07-15T14:38:16Z It was an oxymoron in those days: “Ward 7 Baseball.” Youth baseball has rebirth in Washington D.C.'s Ward 7 2013-06-29T02:36:01Z In a proper English classroom, “amnesty scheme” is an oxymoron, and bound to fail. India Ink: The War on Misguided Youth and Other Indian Euphemisms 2013-06-27T06:09:29Z Job security has long been an oxymoron for coaches in this league, but even by that what-have-you-done-for-me-lately standard, this offseason has been a particularly volatile one. Spurs, Heat defined by stability at the top 2013-06-16T20:44:09Z In his hands, the term subtle farce is not an oxymoron. | New Jersey: A Review of ‘Present Laughter,’ at Two River Theater Company 2013-06-15T01:22:06Z Isn’t wearable computing an oxymoron, given that the choice of stuff you wear is largely for fashion? Mobile Computing Interfaces Are Broken--Check Out Some Cool Alternatives 2013-06-10T22:11:24Z “It just strikes me as a supreme oxymoron that more abortions would be thought of as women’s health,” Cardinal Dolan said. Dolan Presses Cuomo Over Abortion 2013-05-15T03:42:29Z But why do so many podcasters think an entertaining podcast is an oxymoron? The 1 Podcast You Should be Listening To 2013-04-29T13:50:00Z Now that “proprietary dealflow” has become an oxymoron, it has become more important to consider which investor will be allowed into a hot deal rather than which investor is more likely to see it. VCs Adopting Unexpected Strategy: Trust 2013-04-14T15:34:51Z Collective wisdom is an oxymoron for such leaders. Margaret Thatcher's Death Marks an End to the 'Heroic Soloist' Era 2013-04-09T15:33:00Z What is really at issue is the contradiction at the heart of the oxymoron that dogged the : "independent self-regulation". Leveson conflict over statute hides real debate about how regulator would work 2013-03-14T19:33:08Z Bringing these “two nerds” together is an oxymoron. EMC Greenplum Brings SQL to Hadoop 2013-02-28T06:09:56Z You describe the very term as "an oxymoron, maybe even a cruel deception." Economix Blog: Alan Blinder on the Lessons of the Financial Crisis 2013-01-24T15:00:24Z When, or if, its population will overthrow its communist dynasty – talk about an oxymoron – is unknown. After the Missile, What Next for North Korea? 2012-12-12T19:05:23Z Far from being an oxymoron, the two perspectives are deeply compatible. Jesus was a feminist and so am I 2012-11-25T00:09:20Z Feeling at home at war may seem like an oxymoron, but it has been reported for as long as wars have been. War Can Help Some with PTSD 2012-11-16T11:15:00Z Instead, this is designed serendipity, which might sound like an oxymoron. Six Ways Organizations Can Survive Until 2100 2012-11-09T22:31:15Z Of course, juxtaposing "good" and "leukemia" is inherently an oxymoron. Well: Poking Fun at My Patients 2012-10-11T17:15:49Z A big game in the Big Ten seems like an oxymoron considering the uninspiring way the season has started for its teams. Overwhelming Oregon makes case for No. 2 in Top 25 2012-09-23T22:21:13Z And is a "secure" and "open" embassy now an oxymoron? IHT Rendezvous: Must All U.S. Embassies Now Be Fortresses? 2012-09-13T05:15:58Z To graduate from misery to mania in only four years is a stunning and poetic achievement worthy of the oxymoron in the second paragraph. Arena deal proves Seattle process can lead to progress | Jerry Brewer 2012-09-12T03:09:04Z The Seahawks finally had someone capable of making their run game more than an oxymoron. Seahawk sensations 2012-09-09T00:21:10Z Mark Shanahan plays George Love — or so he calls himself — with a jaunty earnestness, not an oxymoron in this case, and more than a dash of earlyish Michael Caine. | Connecticut: A Review of ‘Tryst,’ at TheaterWorks Hartford 2012-08-19T02:50:04Z Posher Spice, descended from King George II and thus related to the Windsors and several other European royal families, is that rarest of oxymorons, a popular politician. Boris Johnson: The London Mayor is the Biggest Winner of the Olympics 2012-08-14T08:05:30Z An institution so weird that it sounds like an oxymoron, like "jumbo shrimp" and "military intelligence." Disorganised but effective: how technology lowers transaction costs for everyone 2012-06-21T10:48:47Z From morons to oxymorons, Seattle is poised to redeem itself in an appropriate manner. Arena deal proves Seattle process can lead to progress | Jerry Brewer 2012-09-12T03:09:04Z The idea of creating a structure that lends itself to chance is a bit of an oxymoron. Forget Luck: Try Planned Serendipity 2012-06-12T15:38:00Z Some in the yoga world find that an asana competition is an oxymoron. Jared McCann Went From Partying to National Yoga Champion 2012-06-09T02:04:34Z It seemed like an almighty gamble on an unknown who was almost an oxymoron: a West Indian slow bowler. Narine may have mastery and mystery 2012-06-06T11:17:14Z The idea of risk management is an oxymoron. DealBook Column: At JPMorgan, the 'Perfect Hedge' Remains Elusive 2012-05-15T02:33:43Z To dye for THE phrase “indoor solar power” sounds like an oxymoron. Photoelectric cells: To dye for 2012-04-12T15:07:08Z In this situation, ‘employee appreciation’ is an oxymoron.” Shortcuts: Hate Your Job? Try These Survival Skills 2012-04-06T17:07:42Z Female Saudi athletes - it sounds like an oxymoron. Column: Baby Olympic step or giant leap for women? 2012-03-29T19:58:13Z Beep Baseball Blind baseball seems almost an oxymoron. Making Sense of the World, Several Senses at a Time 2012-02-28T14:15:00.243Z "It was an individualist uniform - which is an oxymoron - but that still does function today," says Paul Trynka. How jeans conquered the world 2012-02-28T09:39:23Z The real need is to establish what a responsible arms trade would look like, if this isn't an oxymoron. Worldwide weapons 2012-02-15T18:20:00.843Z A musical about the silent screen star Charlie Chaplin might seem like an oxymoron. ArtsBeat: Musical About Charlie Chaplin Heading to Broadway 2012-01-30T16:49:34Z In this oxymoron lays the richest conflict for a top-shelf athlete. When an Athlete Dies 2012-01-03T13:00:02Z "Massive and effective street protest" was a global oxymoron until — suddenly, shockingly — starting exactly a year ago, it became the defining trope of our times. TIME's Person of the Year: The Protester 2011-12-14T13:05:30Z The science of exobiology may soon cease to be an oxymoron. Another Earth?: Home away from home 2011-12-08T16:17:05Z I understand that innovation for a demographic that eschews the new might seem like an oxymoron. Why tech firms make a mistake by not catering to seniors 2011-12-05T16:28:00Z Under normal circumstances, it would be an oxymoron @svangildercooke A glamorous government inquiry? J.K. Rowling Testifies in Phone Hacking Case 2011-11-25T06:05:33Z But Edward J. Markey, a House Democrat from Massachusetts who is a longtime critic of the industry, said in a statement that nuclear recycling was “an oxymoron.” Green Blog: A Long, Long Road to Recycling Nuclear Fuel 2011-11-16T18:36:51Z Some soccer people believe the mere term friendly international is a naïve and offensive oxymoron. Goal: Put Eric Wynalda in the Win-Now Category 2011-11-15T07:49:47Z But aiming at everyone is an oxymoron; the best marketers understand that by narrowing their target audience they can increase the intensity of their brand’s appeal, piquing interest and driving margins. Ten Common Marketing Mistakes 2011-10-11T16:32:29Z Zuccotti Park, the half-acre plaza in Lower Manhattan now synonymous with , exists in a strange category of New York parkland, identified by a seeming oxymoron: a privately owned public space. Zuccotti Park Is Privately Owned, but Open to the Public 2011-10-14T01:16:54Z Under normal circumstances, it would be an oxymoron. J.K. Rowling Testifies in Phone Hacking Case 2011-11-25T06:05:33Z If “city quilter” sounds like an oxymoron, be advised: The more than 4,000 fabrics it stocks are not all granny prints in periwinkle and dusty rose. | Midtown Manhattan: City Quilter, a Temple to Fabrics 2011-09-29T20:36:00Z He admitted that trying to keep that status while working for Mr. Buffett might be a bit of an "oxymoron." Berkshire's Driven, Disciplined New Hire 2011-09-14T12:45:33Z An incentive to hire might not be an oxymoron, but the word moron may enter the equation. You?re the Boss Blog: What the President's Job Plan Means to My Business 2011-09-13T15:46:05Z Let's start with government accounting, which, like military music, is something of an oxymoron. Has our bloated security budget made us safer? 2011-08-16T12:30:00Z But the series I have in mind would focus on the sleazes, those for whom journalism ethics is an oxymoron. City Room: Giuliani and Mob Films, Good Idea. But Why Stop There? 2011-07-27T12:58:30Z Given the oxymoron that is the British summer, that could be a long time coming. Opinion: McIlroy isn't, yet, golf's crown prince 2011-07-17T18:09:36Z “It is an oxymoron,” Adrian Benepe, the parks commissioner, conceded in an interview last year when the pilot project was being considered. A Fight Over Keeping Boards in the Boardwalk 2011-07-02T02:20:06Z Beside government imposing stiff regulatory penalties for breaches, organizations risk their brands and corporate reputations when they trust the cloud, and cloud security still rings of oxymoron with the majority of enterprise customers. Your Music is Moving to the Cloud. What About the Rest of Your Business? 2011-06-24T16:34:23Z In other words, the very concept of 'nativeness' is becoming an oxymoron, perhaps for plants and animals as much as human beings. In a Globalized World, Are Invasive Species a Thing of the Past? 2011-06-14T09:00:00Z Society does not necessarily have a high opinion of lawyers, and “legal ethics” is the kind of phrase that elicits gibes about oxymorons. Using Legacy of Watergate, John Dean to Teach Ethics 2011-06-04T02:44:20Z Asked whether the action against Mr. Boyland suggested that existing oversight of the Legislature was perhaps sufficient, a Cuomo spokesman referred a reporter to one of the governor’s previous statements: “Self-policing is an oxymoron.” City Room: Sanctions in Albany, and Sunshine in Brazil 2011-06-01T16:27:39Z One agent calls “nonviolent direct action,” a phrase in activists’ materials, “an oxymoron.” For Anarchist, Details of Life as F.B.I. Target 2011-05-28T23:53:34Z The project, along with dozens of similar forest management programs across the Amazon region north of Bolivia, are making sustainable logging a reality instead of an oxymoron. Sustainable Forests: Bolivia's Pioneer Indigenous Plan 2011-05-16T23:30:00Z He implored New Yorkers to demand that lawmakers submit to an independent ethics commission — “self-policing is an oxymoron,” he said — and disclose their outside income and their clients. Governor Presses Lawmakers in Albany to Pass His Agenda 2011-05-11T03:00:27Z Arab reform was an oxymoron, as was Arab democratization. Op-Ed Columnist: My Libya, Your Libya, Our Libya 2011-04-30T19:38:27Z In fact, we would argue that cyber security is not only broken, the term itself is dangerously close to becoming an oxymoron, if it hasn’t been labeled so already. The Growing Crisis Of Confidence In Computer Security 2011-04-22T14:40:18Z A constitution with places for Islam and democracy is not necessarily an oxymoron. In Iraq, Bottoms Up for Democracy 2011-04-16T18:58:29Z Which the business school dean at the time said was an oxymoron. Lawrence Krauss: Students Need To Learn Effective Failure 2011-04-13T01:15:00.323Z Suppose that as political protest boils over and as markets decide "contractionary fiscal expansion" is an oxymoron, Greece or Ireland defaults. Portugal bailout: three scenarios for Europe's economic future 2011-04-11T13:00:01Z To answer the question I posed at the beginning of this post, the notion of a spiritual fact, finding or discovery is an oxymoron. Prize in the sky: The Templeton Foundation rewards "spiritual progress," but what the heck is that? 2011-04-09T01:45:00.517Z The Frenchman is accused of reckless caution, which is not just an oxymoron but a new low for English football and the poor old FA Cup. Tarnished FA Cup needs a Manchester derby's drama 2011-03-06T00:18:02Z To say that you need a degree to fall back on something, it's like an oxymoron in my life. Should You Drop Out? 2011-02-28T17:05:00Z "The nutritional value of movie-theater food is an oxymoron," Nestle says. Academy Awards: Preparing for a Pre-Oscars Movie Marathon 2011-02-25T08:35:00Z Promoted with the Orwellian oxymoron "cut and invest," his new austerity budget endorses a tax-slashing, government-demonizing competition between the White House and Congress. The submerged state 2011-02-18T12:01:00Z While it sounds like an oxymoron, altruistic punishment is basically how social norms get enforced. Sidewalk Rage Exists, and That's a Good Thing 2011-02-18T08:00:00Z Pardon the oxymoron but there is a significant friendly ahead. Fabio Capello cuts down on youth for England's friendly with Denmark 2011-02-05T08:01:00Z Most notoriously, the essay suggested that the advent of women's suffrage in the 1920s had "rendered the notion of 'capitalist democracy' into an oxymoron," as women, in Thiel's view, tend not to support laissez-faire policies. Peter Thiel: 21st Century Free Radical 2011-02-03T22:00:00Z "To ask a dictator to implement democratic measures after 30 years in power is an oxymoron," ElBaradei said Sunday on ABC's "This Week." Obama administration aligns itself with protests in Egypt with call for 'orderly transition' 2011-01-31T01:53:00Z Complexities like these lead to complaints that "social science" is an oxymoron. Cross-check blog 2011-01-24T16:15:00.260Z Yet that's an oxymoron, because Al's way hasn't worked for years. Trash Talk: Roethlisberger has nothing to lose 2011-01-18T17:52:07Z The very idea of laughter at the Supreme Court seems an oxymoron; the court is nothing if not gravely, stiflingly serious. Supreme Court justices are not laughing at you. They're laughing with you. 2011-01-16T23:48:00Z To a growing minority, Le Pen is a peculiar oxymoron: a kinder, gentler extreme rightist. Marine Le Pen and the French Far-Right National Front Party 2011-01-03T22:50:00Z Sorry, Matt, but that entire sentence is one big oxymoron, because I haven't seen the "try" in this team in months. What readers are saying 2011-01-01T06:09:04Z Until recently, working after retirement sounded like an oxymoron. The New Old Age: The Graying Work Force 2010-11-30T17:02:00Z After all, once the very notion of the possibility of “good governance” is seen as an oxymoron, then support for cohesive government institutions starts to evaporate. Counterfeit populism and its real cost 2010-11-19T13:50:00Z |
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