stark
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The stark difference between neighbouring properties can make the destruction difficult to comprehend for many people.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
But, when you dig into the detail, you'll find a more complicated picture, where some issues from last year have become even more stark.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
It was the third month in a row of year-over-year declines, and a stark reversal from the double-digit rises seen from 2022 to 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Peabody’s brisk pace of sales is in stark contrast to the national housing market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
It was always there, stark and steady, rarely abating.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
They are generally about 10% to 20% more expensive than gas-powered cars, a difference made starker by the end of those U.S. tax incentives.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 2026
The contrast cannot be starker: selfie-taking tourists sipping coffee at Starbucks -- an icon of globalisation and capitalism -- while looking out over reclusive, communist North Korea.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
The tension between the two men became starker in 1953 when President Eisenhower, during his first two years in office, had to deal with Churchill as prime minister.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
His Coachella set marked a starker departure from the previous night's headline act, Sabrina Carpenter, whose Hollywood-themed gig included costume changes, choreography and elaborate stage design.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 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
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
The starkest contrast between then and now is the fiscal policy situation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 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
Drivers in Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado have faced the starkest sticker shock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Perhaps the starkest of these divisions was between South Africa’s two dominant groups, the Zulu and the Xhosa.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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