in contrast to
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Mr. Swaim quotes scholar Beatrice de Graaf saying that, in contrast to the Latin Christian “just war” tradition, in “the East, the emperor has the power to define what is evil and crush it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
“This is in contrast to infants 12 months and older, where more than 95% develop protective antibodies.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
Jackson’s lottery stoning takes place on a sunny June day, in contrast to the apocalyptic storm’s nighttime arrival on “Widow’s Bay,” forcing everyone into an underground shelter.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026
This is in contrast to some money managers in the high-yield space who specialize in buying heavily discounted bonds of troubled or even bankrupt issuers.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Relief remains tied to the background, from which it only partially emerges, in contrast to free-standing sculpture, which is fully liberated from it.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
