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juxtaposition

[juhk-stuh-puh-zish-uhn] / ˌdΚ’ΚŒk stΙ™ pΙ™ΛˆzΙͺΚƒ Ι™n /


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Here’s where the band generates a fascinating juxtaposition: part of “Escrito en Agua” is recorded in a lo-fi style, with rough-around-the-edges moments — like the kind of teen barrio band that you feel protective of.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

London's deer population is much-loved and photographed, due to their apparent juxtaposition with city-life.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

I don’t know how to make those facts, that awful juxtaposition, clean, and I have stopped trying.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

The nostalgic tone of the collection was captured by some attendees who praised the juxtaposition of pieces, resulting in fluid, less cinched silhouettes reminiscent of 1940s Hollywood.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

In The Magnolia Jungle the juxtaposition of the best of these columns against a background of stark horror gives a striking effect.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

Those ideas are embodied in a thoughtful, thematically arranged miscellany of artifacts, with deliberate juxtapositions between past and present.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Those, like myself, who want to know more will be grateful for the catalog, which includes excellent research into the construction of cards and juxtapositions of different interpretations of individual cards across centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

He followed it with a succession of intensely theatrical divertissements, often revolving around unexpected intellectual conceits or bizarre juxtapositions and featuring brilliant dialogue, puns, repartee, double meanings and misunderstandings.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025

Could we then define L.A. music as simply be music of, and open to, juxtapositions?

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025

The loveliest scenes, he found, were comprised of the simplest, most natural juxtapositions of native plants.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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