contrasting

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A wall text identifies these contrasting expressive efforts, which are connected to the dancer’s breath, as echoing the “psychological rhythms of crying and laughing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The career trajectories of French Open finalists Mirra Andreeva and Maja Chwalinska could not be more contrasting.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Twenty internationally acclaimed pianists were asked to play notes while intentionally producing contrasting tonal qualities, including bright versus dark and light versus heavy sounds.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

They have contrasting views on policing: Malik said she opposes expanding the size of the Los Angeles Police Department and instead supports shifting more resources to the city’s unarmed crisis response program.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

We have contrasting pictures of Vincent as a boy; about Theo we have only glimpses.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman