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or compared with
as in contrasted (to)
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contrary to
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Privacy advocates argue the practice circumvents the Fourth Amendment and is contrary to a 2015 law that bars federal agencies from collecting bulk data on Americans.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026 -
One argued that a move to exclude unauthorized immigrants from certain programs involving early childhood education, health care, aid for food banks and other assistance was contrary to the law and could harm funding and access to the programs for other participants as well.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Compared to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compared%20to. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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