contrast
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The Beatles, by contrast, retired from the road in 1966 and devoted their energies to the studio.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
By contrast, the poorest half of the country owns just 2.5% of America’s wealth.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
By contrast, reshoring of apparel and furniture is a fight against economic gravity, namely the massive labor cost advantage in other countries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Newcastle, by contrast, are still reeling from a poor window.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
In contrast, proteins—diverse, chatty, versatile, capable of assuming Zelig-like shapes and performing Zelig-like functions—were infinitely more attractive as gene carriers.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing contrast
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 1
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