in stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to
idiom
: very different from (something else)
His comments were in stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to his earlier statements.
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That’s in stark contrast to the mood from last week, when investors punished stocks in the lead-up to what Wall Street predicted would be a less-than-thrilling jobs report.
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David Goldman, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
This would stand in stark contrast to the interpretation of the July jobs report, which led to a financial market freakout.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Stubborn stereotype portrays women as prey to emotion, unable to rein themselves in, yet in book after book, her protagonists’ relentless restraint has stood in stark contrast to the egotistical, violent impulsiveness of the men around them.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
McGrady is a special needs preschool teacher with Detroit Public Schools Community District and a Harris supporter who said having a pro-union president is very important to her and said on that front, Harris stands in stark contrast to Trump.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2024
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David Goldman, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
This would stand in stark contrast to the interpretation of the July jobs report, which led to a financial market freakout.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Stubborn stereotype portrays women as prey to emotion, unable to rein themselves in, yet in book after book, her protagonists’ relentless restraint has stood in stark contrast to the egotistical, violent impulsiveness of the men around them.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
McGrady is a special needs preschool teacher with Detroit Public Schools Community District and a Harris supporter who said having a pro-union president is very important to her and said on that front, Harris stands in stark contrast to Trump.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2024
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