in striking contrast to/with
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: very different from
The building's modern style is in striking contrast to the surrounding neighborhood.
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Biden's reaction stands in striking contrast to last month's response by Trump following the former president's guilty verdict in his New York hush-money trial.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
Those releases stood in striking contrast to the fate of Otto Warmbier, an American college student who died in 2017, days after he was released by North Korea in a coma following 17 months in captivity.
—Claire Reid, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
Those releases stood in striking contrast to the fate of Otto Warmbier, an American university student who died in 2017, days after he was released by North Korea in a coma following 17 months in captivity.
—Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2023
Niger’s apparent escape from the worst of the pandemic is in striking contrast with many parts of the African continent, where WHO has warned infections are on track to surpass their previous peak in January.
—WSJ, 17 July 2021
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
Those releases stood in striking contrast to the fate of Otto Warmbier, an American college student who died in 2017, days after he was released by North Korea in a coma following 17 months in captivity.
—Claire Reid, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
Those releases stood in striking contrast to the fate of Otto Warmbier, an American university student who died in 2017, days after he was released by North Korea in a coma following 17 months in captivity.
—Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2023
Niger’s apparent escape from the worst of the pandemic is in striking contrast with many parts of the African continent, where WHO has warned infections are on track to surpass their previous peak in January.
—WSJ, 17 July 2021
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