Word: oxymoronality
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...American cuisine?' An oxymoron...
...This month, "consumer confidence" is an oxymoron...
...suspect that George W. Bush, although he works the promising if foxy oxymoron of compassionate conservatism, may still be operating on the old paradigm. There's a sort of sinister bargain here: Old paradigm leadership works very well - in fact, is indispensable - the worse things...
...Black Sea," the more rocking bookend to "Vol. 1" still stood out from the crowd with its riff-happy guitar-driven tunes and Andy Partridge's exceptional lyrical prowess. "Playground" is a textbook example of smart pop songwriting, which in the age of Britney Spears is increasingly becoming an oxymoron...
Western Republicans are infuriated by Clinton's new habit of flying out to some picturesque site in the West and unilaterally declaring it a national monument with a sweep of his hand. "Environmental law has become an oxymoron. It just serves whatever angle the Democrats are pushing," complains James Buchal, a Portland lawyer and author of The Great Salmon Hoax. Property-rights advocates accuse the Administration of carrying out land grabs. A series of lawsuits has been filed challenging the designation of national monuments throughout the West, including the sequoia forest. And vice-presidential candidate Dick Cheney has said...