contrast

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In contrast, the three modern subspecies appear to have diverged much later, around 6,000 years ago.

From Science Daily

Heavy seed black holes, by contrast, are thought to form already large, potentially weighing up to one hundred thousand times the mass of the Sun at birth.

From Science Daily

In contrast to the danse macabre sequences at the deathbed, Jill overhears the “celebratory sound” of a neighbor’s back yard evening wedding by torchlight.

From Los Angeles Times

In the heart of Nepal's capital Kathmandu, the charred remains of a police station attacked during September's unrest stand in stark contrast to a brand-new, fully equipped police van parked outside.

From Barron's

The government, by contrast, welcomed the court's "unanimous judgment".

From BBC