contrast
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Cornyn, by contrast, is a straight-laced institutional conservative who has represented Texas in the Senate since 2002 and built deep ties with the state's donor class and Republican leadership in Washington.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
In contrast, earnings in the manufacturing industry fell 1.7% to C$19.7 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The Delta tunnel, in contrast, could cost $60 billion to $100 billion, it says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
The job proved too much for Thomas Frank, who found the expectations and dysfunction of Tottenham a sharp contrast to the stability of Brentford.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
It was a sharp contrast to what I’d grown up watching.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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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