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contrast

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




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The same shortage is a windfall for the companies on the other side of the wall, and the contrast is the most useful map an investor has.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

In contrast, Eli Lilly stock is up 47% over the same period.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 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

In telling the little-known story of the Harlem Cultural Festival held in 1969, “Summer of Soul” presents it as a revolutionary act of Black joy, standing in contrast to the political turmoil.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

The wind howled above the trees, but this sheltered spot, by contrast, seemed warm.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander




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