contrast
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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
Vocabulary lists containing contrast
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 2
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