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Hunter noted that within the G7 -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States -- there are contrasting energy policy priorities.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

President Biden and Mr Johnson certainly are contrasting political characters.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2021

For those who oppose Cuccinelli, Wolf is a strong pick with a background of policy implementation, which they are contrasting against Cuccinelli’s relative lack of experience in immigration policy.

From Fox News • Nov. 1, 2019

For example, carpet weavers in Tibet, Nepal and Northern India are still producing patterns that are hundreds of years old, but now the colors are contrasting shades of gray.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2016

You are contrasting the catalogue with that of your own acquirements, and perhaps asking yourself, to what end all the midnight toil of scholarship?

From Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas by Lever, Charles James