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Common collocations with paradox in American Collocation

paradox noun

US /ˈperəˌdɑks/

apparent

apparent
seeming

They have achieved the seeming paradox of combining exciting modern design at low cost.

strange or interesting

curious
interesting
strange

It is a curious paradox of our age that, at a time when we are confronted with global issues, we tend to attach great importance to small matters.

present a paradox

pose
present

These two facts present an apparent paradox.

solve a paradox

explain
resolve
solve

How does she resolve the paradox that she makes use of the very technologies that she is criticizing?