contrast
Example Sentences
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“The challenging international environment slowed the export-oriented industry. By contrast, the services sector grew at an above-average rate by historical standards,” the statistics office noted.
In contrast, when they forced N4BP2 into the cell nucleus, intact chromosomes broke apart, even in otherwise healthy cells.
From Science Daily
The movies that would be honored here, by contrast, were bolder than the Spirits usually go, resulting in a truly independent raft of winners.
From Los Angeles Times
It was in stark contrast to Lee's finish Saturday, when the 27-year-old had bogeyed the final two holes and dramatically tossed his ball into the Pacific Ocean in frustration.
From Barron's
A divorce set the stage for an unusual contrasting existence for the would-be governor, offering him brief exposures to the wealth and power of the Gettys through his dad.
From Los Angeles Times
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