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contrast

[kuhn-trast, kon-trast, kon-trast] / kənˈtræst, ˈkɒn træst, ˈkɒn træst /




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In contrast, Pope Leo XIV has denounced war, especially unprovoked wars.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

In contrast, when he faced the cameras after Trump told him to cancel his plans to attack Beirut on Monday, the leading Israeli newspaper columnist Ben Caspit said he looked like a deflated balloon.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In marked contrast to recent AI presentations from Alphabet and Microsoft, Apple shied away from drawing too much attention to so-called agents at its developer’s conference.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In contrast to Cricket, who skates along with no end plan, Olympia is a committed careerist, an artist who insists on a captive audience to justify her work.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

As I mentioned at the opening of the program, you’re an epidemiologist with Johns Hopkins, in contrast with our other guests, who are physicists.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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