stark
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It’s a stark clash between two very different personalities and platforms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
The HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific” were far more attentive to character and the sometimes stark contradictions that emerge within men at war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
It feels stark now, our choices: We picked the yard with the ornamental cherry tree over the proximity of a friend who can run over when our baby is struggling to breathe at 3 a.m.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
But it's not as stark as it perhaps appears just looking on the surface.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
The scant vegetation lent the quarry an air of stark desolation.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
On climate change, the contradiction is even starker.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
The rise of influencers in movie marketing feels starker than it did even a decade ago as studios and films utilize anyone with a large following to promote their product.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
But while the settlement sidesteps any admission of wrongdoing by the company, it does compel Meta to combat problems few parents knew existed, in terms far starker than those it has articulated before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
They are generally about 10% to 20% more expensive than gas-powered cars, a difference made starker by the end of those tax incentives.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Her room always made him feel wistful and envious for the abundance in which she dwelled—a stark contrast with his even starker room.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Their work is our starkest understanding yet of what happens when AI goes wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
A little cheer rose for 79-year-old Hwang Sun-hee after she managed to place an online order at a training session in South Korea, which has one of the world's starkest digital divides for seniors.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The starkest contrast between two summertime TV hits about women navigating midlife’s challenges shows up in the way its leading ladies handle themselves in the kitchen.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Four recently published UCLA-led studies draw a direct line between climate disasters, housing instability and homelessness, with researchers pointing to the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires as one of the starkest recent examples.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Stuart Symington, the secretary of the Air Force, articulated Americans' fears in their starkest terms.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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