contrast
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By contrast, billionaire financier Ken Griffin, who purchased a Manhattan penthouse in 2019 for roughly $238 million, could potentially end up owing $1 million or more in new taxes on that property.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Handsets powered by Android, by contrast, could see a 20% year-over-year shipment drop, according to IDC.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
In contrast, Manchester United's stoppage time 3-2 win against Burnley can be put down to a VAR penalty.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
The confidence survey, by contrast, puts more emphasis on the labor market.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
It’s a sharp contrast that, by the end of the 1930s, somewhere between a quarter and a third of all pilots in the Soviet Union were women.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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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