contrast
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"We were standing in front of a shop selling necklaces costing 15,000 euros. It's quite a stark contrast," he added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
By contrast, the VIX was down modestly this month, as of Friday afternoon.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
In contrast, it has been very dry in parts of eastern England, with Bridlington in East Yorkshire seeing just 11% of expected September rainfall.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
In contrast, Mr. Driscoll warned lawmakers, “our software systems are compartmentalized, isolated and ineffective against modern threats.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
In contrast, Bobby was strictly observant of this rule and said “j’adoube” first whenever he touched a piece to straighten it.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
We encountered stark contrasts in perceptions of Pinto wherever we went.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
"Brazil has regulations that have expanded and forced platforms to develop control and verification mechanisms," Paganotti said, adding that this contrasts with a dearth of legislation elsewhere in the region.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Who Is The Sky?,” which Byrne made with the producer Kid Harpoon, contrasts deep lyrics about art, home and enlightenment with bright pop arrangements filled with crisp grooves and singalong melodies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
This contrasts with closed-source AI, which is designed to be controlled and private.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Board of Education was a place of stark contrasts in black and white.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
The message contrasted from that of a post Wietrzyk made earlier in the week that, according to the Athletic, also included a selfie of the athlete apparently in a hospital bed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The growth in wholesale sales contrasted with a 0.4% decline in Canadian manufacturing sales for July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Her rhetoric about being a submissive housewife contrasted with her role as TPUSA’s CEO.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
She contrasted the magazine's photo with the "deaths caused by five heatwaves, a drought, and historic wildfires."
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
He was living to be one hundred years old and played a smoothly fluent game of billiards that contrasted with his own ninety-four-year-old brittleness.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
The contrasting styles and materials of the individual elements elevate each work into an invigorating whole—a pensive portrait, for example, is given a frisson of danger thanks to the spiky crab shells that surround it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
A contrasting perspective holds that dystopian and cautionary science fiction serves an essential purpose by exposing the consequences of reckless behavior, political failure and technological overreach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
It is particularly pertinent given the contrasting styles on Saturday.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The unfaithful Clytemnestra and Helen are supposed to be contrasting forces to Anne Hathaway’s loyal Penelope.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
Gram was painting it in the same broad, swooping strokes and bright, contrasting colors that she always used.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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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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