night and day

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"The difference between now and 10 years ago is like night and day,", said Tin Oo, a motorbike taxi driver in Yangon's industrial district of Hlaing Tharyar.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The ice lid contracts and expands with temperature fluctuations between night and day, opening cracks that fill with shards of newly frozen lake water.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

“Anybody who has flown on a Starlink-equipped aircraft will say it was night and day between anything they experienced in the past,” Quilty said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

“Converting a building from 1990 versus one from 2010 is night and day due to the differences in code eras.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

The double folding doors were tightly locked and guarded, night and day, by the serving woman, Eurykleia, grand-daughter of Peisenor, in all her duty vigilant and shrewd.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer