contrasted
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The royal treatment he got from Nkrumah couldn’t have contrasted more with what he and other black Americans had experienced over the turbulent times in which they all had lived.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
But the polyglot pope, a former missionary to Peru, initially cultivated a more sober and discreet style that contrasted with the spontaneity of his predecessor pope Francis.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Altman's unassuming, friendly demeanor contrasted sharply with Musk's abrasive style, but they shared an entrepreneurial spirit and a penchant for risk-taking.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Dressed by stylist Erin Walsh, the oversize jacket contrasted with her pencil skirt, and the look was tied together with Hathaway’s sleek ponytail.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
He was living to be one hundred years old and played a smoothly fluent game of billiards that contrasted with his own ninety-four-year-old brittleness.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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