contrast
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In contrast, his brother had been in a stable and far cheaper foster placement for years.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Rubio, by contrast, had free-styled his picks of who got to ask questions, and even dropped in some classic rap lyrics.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
That’s a stark contrast with Shein, which has been accused of overworking and underpaying its workers and of being a massive industry polluter.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
This Thunders-Spurs Western Conference final, which begins Monday night, is a delicious contrast of stars and styles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
"I was living and working on the frontier between the totalitarian world and the West," he observed, "seeing both sides, and constantly angered by the contrast between the two."
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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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