contrast
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"Nothing has happened, and there's no sign of anything happening in the near future. The contrast couldn't be greater," Sullivan said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The medical staff recommended breathwork and stretching sessions, along with contrast therapy, alternating between freezing-cold temperatures and heat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
By contrast the Laos centre will likely be used exclusively by the Laotian and Chinese militaries, Koh said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
In separate interviews with The Times, Bonta said the contrast “couldn’t be starker,” while Gates said they “could not be more opposite.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
In contrast to Whitaker, one of the chess caravan’s more delightful players was Glenn T. Hartleb, an expert-level Floridian.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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The speed of the technology’s advancement contrasts starkly with how humans actually shop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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
But the musical contrasts in Hippie Sunshine serve a bigger purpose.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
This contrasts with closed-source AI, which is designed to be controlled and private.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
But for all its laid-back inclusiveness, Oakland is also a city of stark contrasts.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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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
Her rhetoric about being a submissive housewife contrasted with her role as TPUSA’s CEO.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
That contrasted with some other high-profile names, who Haas have continued to outperform this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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
Snickers break out in the room, contrasted by matching glowers from both Benefo and Danso.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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The difference was clear when contrasting Braves leadoff hitter Drake Baldwin’s first and second at-bats against Skubal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Outside his neighborhood, dozens of freshly painted jacks stand out along the roadside, their bright colors contrasting with the deteriorating streets nearby.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
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
Memes contrasting the two leaders have spread widely on Chinese social media.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The jaunty patterns of popular dances were put together into contrasting groups of three to provide variation - slow-fast-slow or fast-slow-fast - even when the consorts were not accompanying actual dancing.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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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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