stark
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On Wednesday in La Paz, thousands of Bolivians queued for hours to buy chicken, a stark sign of how much families are struggling with shortages that have been worsened by protests.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Different New York Fed numbers paint a picture that’s even more stark.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
It was a stark contrast to the image detractors tried to paint earlier in the day.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
The stark result is that animals are put down that otherwise wouldn’t be.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
She was peering in, behind him, and on her face was a great and stark fear; it made her look stripped down to nothing, like a skull with gaping holes as eyes.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing stark
Words from "The Avengers"
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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The Catcher in the Rye
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