contrast
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“But specifically, what we do and what we do well is performing better, and it’s creating this contrast from our peers.”
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
In contrast, the S&P 500 isn’t quite 70 years old yet, as it was launched in 1957, so investors can only estimate how it would have performed during the world wars and the Great Depression.
From MarketWatch • 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 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
She had just the type of tree in mind: a pretty birch tree with its wild orange leaves in contrast over white bark.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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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