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contrast

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




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In contrast to prior proposals from the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, many who attended were ...

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

By contrast, Newcastle's once trademark ability to bounce back from a bruising defeat has deserted them under Howe in recent weeks.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

In contrast, Artemis merely swung around the moon in a simple but more elliptical free-return trajectory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

In contrast, surface ocean temperatures declined more gradually until about 1 million years ago.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

The library was like a tomb, illumined from within by a chill fluorescent light that, by contrast, made the afternoon seem colder and grayer than it was.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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