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contrast

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




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By contrast, the living room on the lower level—a 48-by-33-foot space that would be the equivalent of the salon on a luxury liner—is almost primordial in character.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

In stark contrast, 65% think the top factor for people and groups that get ahead is that they have better opportunities.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

"There is a large contrast in mass density between the rock that makes up Mount Timpanogos and the much lower density ice that is in rock glacier adjacent to it," Thorne said.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

By contrast, Scotland and other northern European nations are finding themselves perfectly positioned to offer a "coolcation" escape.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The French, by contrast, had a Roman law system.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Kelly’s imposing height, several inches above 6 feet, contrasts with his soft facial features and warm smile, making him the poster child for the figure of the gentle giant.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

A closer look reveals ingenious contrasts, apparent symmetries dissolving into distinctive details.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 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

My mother, listening to this debate, couldn’t fail to notice the stark contrasts between her two suitors.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

She contrasted the magazine's photo with the "deaths caused by five heatwaves, a drought, and historic wildfires."

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

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

I only knew what I had left in America, and how it contrasted with what I had found in the Muslim world.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

These contrasting attitudes are somewhat reflected in a recent Pew Research Center report about how Americans view AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 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

Jomon villages and cemeteries do not consist of a few richly decorated houses and graves contrasting with numerous spartan ones but are instead rather uniform—suggesting that there was little social stratification into chiefs and commoners.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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