poles apart
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"Both, poles apart in genre, did great business," he said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
However, being ranked alongside meerkats and beavers doesn't mean our societies are the same - human society is poles apart.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
The tour was poles apart from luxury safaris with furnished tents and balloon rides over the Serengeti.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
While the products themselves are poles apart, leaders from both industries have used similar rationales when discussing the responsibility they bear when their tools cause harm.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
"What a person imagines he hears, and what the speaker has really implied, may be poles apart," he said.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
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