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ironically
C1in 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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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.
Ironically, it's the kind of environment that would have stopped Silicon Valley before it ever got started.
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