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English word

ironically

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UK /aɪˈrɒnɪkli/US /aɪˈrɑːnɪkli/
adverb

in a way that shows that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying; in a way that expresses irony

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Sentence 32 · Pro
Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022)
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I mean, worry about it—but if you worry about it, ironically, it will be a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022)

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Ironically, the robotics computer that we built today doesn't even need graphics, which is why our journey started in the first place.

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Ironically, it's the kind of environment that would have stopped Silicon Valley before it ever got started.

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