contrast
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In contrast, about 2% of Americans pay, according to a PNC Bank survey this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"There is a large contrast in mass density between the rock that makes up Mount Timpanogos and the much lower density ice that is in rock glacier adjacent to it," Thorne said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
But reactions in the Serb entity of divided Bosnia were in stark contrast.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The United States has a GDP of $32.5 trillion, in contrast with Canada's $2.5 trillion.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
More desolate, more desperate than ever, it seemed from contrast.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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The paper's headline contrasts the 24 million customers now facing bigger bills with the companies who continue to lose 1.2bn litres in leaks every day.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Three narrow, dark tunnels along the way throttle speeds because of the sudden contrasts from broad daylight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The weakness contrasts with manufacturing activity in Canada, which saw a boost in July from stronger domestic activity that more than made up for faltering international demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The contrasts become worse in looking at Vance and Obama’s second books, both of which were more obviously written with an eye toward running for higher office.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
Their respective genealogies also created temperamental and stylistic contrasts.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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It was contrasted with a picture released by the court on Thursday, in which a worn, white-haired Xu stood unsmiling, flanked by two police officers as he faced a panel of judges.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
She contrasted it with the 1999 eclipse, when more than 30 million approved glasses were distributed nationwide.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
I certainly stood out among the perfectly creased khaki pants and palm combs and top-buttoned flannels contrasted with my clueless bowl haircut and Ninja Turtle suspenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Steven C. Kemp’s sets contrasted the forbiddingly gray and angular environment of Atlas with the riotously colored, luminescent trees and rocks of the world outside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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
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On this occasion, they combined for the two telling batting contributions of the day, albeit in contrasting styles.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The contrasting artifacts reflect a village connected to a broader network of movement and exchange.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Users, not the model developer, should be responsible for deciding the system’s values, he says, contrasting that with other companies’ approaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Also returning is All-American quarterback Ava Van Heerde, who rotated with Meier last season to give opposing defenses fits attempting to solve their contrasting but equally effective styles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 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
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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