contrast
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The contrast between her district and the city overall offered Raman an angle to present herself as more effectively handling the homelessness crisis than Bass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
By contrast, buying intentions and economic expectations increased slightly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
APOE2, by contrast, has repeatedly been linked in population studies to longer life and a reduced risk of dementia.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
By contrast, at this stage of a particularly turbulent window a year ago, the club had brought in only Anthony Elanga.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Redness,” the physical trait, in contrast, was the consequence of a chemical pigment in the eye.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Computer models are hinting at big contrasts in weather fortunes across different areas of the UK next week.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
He contrasts that with "more sophisticated methods in the past of our field" that "wouldn't be able to even start going for some of these three-dimensional problems, because they're so big."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
That contrasts with the SOX index, where all 30 constituents were lower from the benchmark’s June record high.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
This new space contrasts a bright, vivid backdrop with dark furnishings, alluding to the brand’s edgy, crisp designs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
I fought back glimpses of my daugh-ter’s birthday party in its cruel contrasts to our party here tonight.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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The decline in industrial output contrasted with expectations from economists polled by The Wall Street Journal for a 0.2% increase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
This contrasted with a long-standing Sikh tradition that, by as early as 1711, held Aurangzeb responsible for persecuting their spiritual leaders and community.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The researchers contrasted the average returns of the hedge funds that met their specific criteria with all other hedge funds between 2006 and 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Hegseth's headline speech at Singapore's Shangri-La Dialogue, which brings together top defence officials and experts from around 45 countries, contrasted with his strongly confrontational remarks on China at last year's event.
From Barron's ● May 30, 2026
Her white teeth contrasted with her dark, shiny skin, and when she smiled, her face not only increased in beauty, it also glowed with charm.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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In the space of about 20 minutes, two players added to men's major golf history at Royal Birkdale - but the reactions on the 18th green could not have been more contrasting.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Titmouse’s work, in development by a number of directors with contrasting tones, will be shown on a variety of formats, ranging from cinema screens to full-room projections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Their first two group matches have presented England with contrasting challenges.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
“The contrasting reactions highlight the market’s current struggle to balance short-term macro headwinds against longer-term structural support for gold,” analysts at Saxo Bank said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
I mean, who really cares about dividing decimals or contrasting the parts of plants, animals, and one-celled organisms when you’ve had the kind of morning I have?
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 2
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