stark
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Over the past week, industry insiders at the leading US AI labs have been warning in extremely stark terms about the potential threat AI poses, with some saying it could wipe out humanity.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Ectopic pregnancies are more common among older women, but the increase in deaths has been even more stark among younger women, the analysis showed.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
And in qualifying the difference was a stark 0.314secs, making more likely the prospect of the 66-point gap in the championship between them extending still further on Sunday.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Yet, hiring a splashy lateral group was a stark departure from Cravath’s homegrown ethos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
It reminded Aru of walking to school on a cold February morning, when the sun was bright but distant and everything was a little too stark.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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
After initially declining to say where he stands, Paxton issued a fresh statement that pushed back on Big Bend construction in starker terms.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
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
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
The latest strikes, the second round in just 24 hours, were the starkest sign yet that efforts to clinch a permanent peace agreement are unraveling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Look at the map by government demographers; the deep blue areas – where the starkest drops are expected – are highly concentrated in the less urbanised parts of the east.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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The Catcher in the Rye
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