poles apart
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And, when they do talk, their negotiating styles are poles apart.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
"Both, poles apart in genre, did great business," he said.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
“We were poles apart tonight . . . the quality of their kicking game, the quality of their skill-set, we just really battled to deal with.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2020
They’re poles apart, and yet — ironically or outrageously — they’re profoundly similar, both in how they’re impacting their audiences, and why their genres emerged when they did.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2019
This rather staggered Bernard, as well it might; the paintings of Couture and Cézanne are poles apart.
From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James
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