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contrast

[kuhn-trast, kon-trast, kon-trast] / kənˈtræst, ˈkɒn træst, ˈkɒn træst /




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In contrast, 41% of all men invest, which holds steady at 40% of those under 45.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Despite a battery of tests, including a contrast CT scan and bone marrow biopsy, experts could not determine what was making Jackie critically ill.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

A savings account’s rate, by contrast, can move at any time, usually in step with the Federal Reserve’s benchmark rate.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

By contrast, Murrill’s more moderate Republican predecessor, Buddy Caldwell, who served as attorney general from 2008 to 2015, opposed just 33% of all claims.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

“Yet with enough study anyone could do it. Quite the contrast to all your lectures about how I was special.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The weakness contrasts with manufacturing activity in Canada, which saw a boost in July from stronger domestic activity that more than made up for faltering international demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

His informal getup, a T-shirt and shorts, contrasts with the elegant environment primed for business lunches and ostentatious dinners.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The contrasts become worse in looking at Vance and Obama’s second books, both of which were more obviously written with an eye toward running for higher office.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2026

Computer models are hinting at big contrasts in weather fortunes across different areas of the UK next week.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Stimulated by the sights and smells, you realise that you have arrived in a land of contrasts.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

She contrasted it with the 1999 eclipse, when more than 30 million approved glasses were distributed nationwide.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

I certainly stood out among the perfectly creased khaki pants and palm combs and top-buttoned flannels contrasted with my clueless bowl haircut and Ninja Turtle suspenders.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

In a public debate in New Delhi late last month, the author Gurcharan Das, former CEO of Procter & Gamble India, contrasted the two Asian giants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The prosecutor said his "denials ring hollow when contrasted with their accounts".

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

Don was an excellent draughts player, but his style contrasted with mine.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Users, not the model developer, should be responsible for deciding the system’s values, he says, contrasting that with other companies’ approaches.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Also returning is All-American quarterback Ava Van Heerde, who rotated with Meier last season to give opposing defenses fits attempting to solve their contrasting but equally effective styles.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

Their contrasting skulls and jaws suggest that closely related predators were already dividing up available food resources by developing different feeding strategies.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

The contrasting standards vex those worried for the future of public education.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Newspapers, later magazines and books, emphasized contrasting images for each sister.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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