contrast
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The meeting with Costa Rica was a sharp contrast, a fierce physical test with plenty of helpful pointers for Tuchel before England face Croatia in Dallas on 17 June.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Caterpillar, by contrast, trades at six times its 2025 sales.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
By contrast, technology stocks have been among the clearest winners.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
By contrast, John M. Stahl’s stupendous 1939 melodrama “When Tomorrow Comes”—with Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in a labor-relations tale turned hurricane-beset, star-crossed love story—was in sparkling black and white.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
In contrast, ever since the Cognitive Revolution, Sapiens have been able to change their behaviour quickly, transmitting new behaviours to future generations without any need of genetic or environmental change.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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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