Starker

American  

[shtahr-ker] / ˈʃtɑr kər /

noun

1. Janos 1924–2013, U.S. cellist, born in Hungary.

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Example Sentences

The language in the accompanying document published by the government was starker, arguing that the "hesitancy" to deport families "creates particularly perverse incentives" - namely, encouraging asylum seekers to bring children with them on the perilous journey across the Channel.

From BBC

Barnum did acknowledge, however, that there are risks to consumer health ahead—particularly a starker labor market deterioration, which could lead to worse consumer credit performance.

From Barron's

In tech, their presence is even starker: a Freedom of Information Act request in 2015 showed over 80% of "computer" jobs went to Indian nationals - a share industry insiders say hasn't shifted much.

From BBC

And it is indeed telling that there is such a stark divide between the genders, one that grows starker still with political affiliation.

From Slate

If it wasn’t already clear from all those other incidents, Kirk’s killing put it in sharp relief: The U.S. is in a new era of political violence, one that is starker and more visceral than any other in decades — perhaps, experts said, since the fraught days of 1968, when two of the most prominent figures in the civil rights movement, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, were both assassinated in a matter of months.

From Los Angeles Times