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as in contradictory
being as different as possible
they're friends despite their polar positions on a number of issues
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as in icy
having a low or subnormal temperature
a polar air mass seemed to have settled over our area in January
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Recent Examples of polar
Their return wraps up about three and half days spent in space, completing the first crewed mission to fly a polar orbit around Earth.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The three- to five-day mission is taking humans on a polar orbit for the first time.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Chun Wang, Jannicke Mikkelsen, Rabea Rogge and Eric Philips will make their first human spaceflight aboard Crew Dragon Resilience, exploring Earth from a polar orbit and flying over Earth’s polar regions for the first time.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
Mikkelsen, though, was part of a record-breaking polar circumnavigation flight in 2019.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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As mentioned previously, not all patients with stage 4 breast cancer at diagnosis may benefit from surgery, as the research literature on its benefit is contradictory.—
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The uncertainty is the product of messages from Washington, D.C., that have been contradictory and indecipherably vague.—
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The icy reception was caught on camera by The Guardian's Andrew Roth at a performance of the National Symphony Orchestra.—
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Forecasters warned of poor visibility and icy road conditions, urging motorists to travel with extra food and water in case they became stranded.—
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Yields move in the opposite direction of prices, with a lower yield indicating greater demand for government debt.—
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This two-character musical rests heavily on the shoulders of its stars, who are telling their stories in opposite directions, often singing to ghosts of one another.—
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The Yankees looked like the team who hit 22 homers in their first six home games after a week of frigid bats and temperatures.—
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First responders from the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and New York City Fire Department (FDNY) arrived at the crash site within minutes to pull the victims out of the frigid water.—
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Aren’t there even contrary market demands at work at the moment?—
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This favorable review was a contrary opinion sell signal.—
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The video offers a glimpse at the company’s efforts to develop the Kuiper equipment, which has involved putting the dishes through various environmental tests, such as freezing temperatures.—
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For weeks leading up to the ruling, hundreds of thousands of people protesting for and against Mr. Yoon have lined the streets of Seoul, often enduring freezing temperatures, rain and snow.—
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Lopez has been seen out in New York a lot lately, and while the weather has been cold for spring, there’s still a lot going on for her, especially in the theatre world.—
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This oral rinse provides relief from tooth pain and discomfort triggered by cold, heat, acids, sweets or contact.—
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The players flung t-shirts and candies into the crowds that gathered along their rout, showing off their trophy and waving to children bundled in Husky hats with jerseys layered on top of sweatshirts to brave the chilly afternoon.—
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Carla Rockmore Collection Cotton Canvas Swing Jacket Keep a canvas swing jacket like this Carla Rockmore style in spring wardrobe rotations for an extra layer of warmth on chilly nights.—
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“Polar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polar. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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