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contrast

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




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The sweet memories from the shoot are in sharp contrast to those from neighbouring Sweden.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Worth Girvan, by contrast, says her years of experience in the public sector will ensure that she can best navigate City Hall to advocate for the district’s interests.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

By contrast, p-cresol sulfate and phenol sulfate come from tyrosine and have been linked to worse outcomes in cancer patients as well as systemic toxicity in people with kidney disease.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

By contrast, the Daily Mail opts for a much simpler single-word headline "Inferno" across a picture of burning houses in the West Midlands.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

By contrast, enslavement was intended to last a lifetime.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

This philosophy ties to his connections with an L.A. legacy, one that contains its own mysteries and contrasts: the Doheny family and its historic properties:

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The U.S. performance contrasts with Canada’s 11.5% sales rise.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The contrasts become worse in looking at Vance and Obama’s second books, both of which were more obviously written with an eye toward running for higher office.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2026

Computer models are hinting at big contrasts in weather fortunes across different areas of the UK next week.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

But for all its laid-back inclusiveness, Oakland is also a city of stark contrasts.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

But the uptick citywide this year contrasted sharply with Raman’s district, where homelessness actually decreased by 49%.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

Its results contrasted with those of Microsoft, another tech giant that has faced investor doubts but beat analyst expectations on Wednesday, driven by its cloud and artificial intelligence businesses.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

In a public debate in New Delhi late last month, the author Gurcharan Das, former CEO of Procter & Gamble India, contrasted the two Asian giants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The prosecutor said his "denials ring hollow when contrasted with their accounts".

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

He looked out over the cemetery, where bright green grass contrasted with the faded marble of tombstones, and the tombstones reflected the cold gray of the sky.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

The friction reflects how fundamentally different the two Detroit giants have become as diverging manufacturing footprints and supply chains have led them to seek contrasting favors in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

The simulations indicate that the contrasting moon systems of Jupiter and Saturn may have emerged from differences in the structures of their circumplanetary disks.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

The contrasting standards vex those worried for the future of public education.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Now either Noskova or Muchova will become their latest Grand Slam champion - and it will be a fascinating match of contrasting styles.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The vines grew everywhere, their green and silver-white leaves contrasting attractively with rose-pink flowers.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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