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contrast

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




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By contrast, even as they introduced smaller and more powerful engines, Ford and GM each continued to offer V-8s in their pickups.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

SOS' ethos is in contrast to the concerns that have been raised over the way Amazon workers have been treated.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Amabile’s results indicated that he had a lesion in his brain the size of a marble, prompting him to get an additional MRI with and without contrast.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

In a 6,500-word essay published on Monday, Zuckerberg sought to contrast his vision for AI with those of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who has warned about the potential for job disruption.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

The Bear Stearns traders, by contrast, weren’t willing to sell them to him for five times that price.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

He contrasts that with "more sophisticated methods in the past of our field" that "wouldn't be able to even start going for some of these three-dimensional problems, because they're so big."

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

This new space contrasts a bright, vivid backdrop with dark furnishings, alluding to the brand’s edgy, crisp designs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

It’s layered in soft white chiffon, which contrasts nicely with my tattoos and rainbow hair, but it rides up higher than I thought it would.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

But the uptick citywide this year contrasted sharply with Raman’s district, where homelessness actually decreased by 49%.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

A 2023 cohort study contrasted more than 6,000 top-division male soccer players with more than 56,000 matched controls.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

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

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

The researchers contrasted the average returns of the hedge funds that met their specific criteria with all other hedge funds between 2006 and 2024.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

Her white teeth contrasted with her dark, shiny skin, and when she smiled, her face not only increased in beauty, it also glowed with charm.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

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

On the mid-July day when he began making social-media posts contrasting the risks of his vegetables to store-bought produce, he sold roughly $7,000 of lettuce—triple his normal sales.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

The simulations indicate that the contrasting moon systems of Jupiter and Saturn may have emerged from differences in the structures of their circumplanetary disks.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

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

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

I mean, who really cares about dividing decimals or contrasting the parts of plants, animals, and one-celled organisms when you’ve had the kind of morning I have?

From "The Misfits" by James Howe




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