stark
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The trend marks a stark reversal from an extended, three-plus-year slump that began in late 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Their argument was stark: The race to build more powerful AI is moving far faster than governments or the public can keep up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
What has been stark is Chelsea's willingness to do business with Premier League clubs, including their rivals.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Himalayan nation has limited resources to confront destruction on such a scale, and the disaster is stark warning of the dangerous fragility of its mountain environment in a rapidly heating world.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Tufts of grass poked out from a few shady spots, but mostly, it was dry and stark.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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
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
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
The recent attack on Sam Altman’s San Francisco mansion is the starkest example of this.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
And that is a universal journey that transcends even the starkest barriers of language, culture and politics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
Emasculated by dams and diversion canals, the lower Colorado burbles indolently from reservoir to reservoir through some of the hottest, starkest country on the continent.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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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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