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The latest strikes, the second round in just 24 hours, were the starkest sign yet that efforts to clinch a permanent peace agreement are unraveling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

The starkest contrast between then and now is the fiscal policy situation.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

If you’re going to spend five seasons of TV with them, what is the starkest contrast you can do between how you meet them and where they end up?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

The district court has now laid out, in the starkest terms, the stakes of this case for voting rights, racial equality, and judicial authority.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Stuart Symington, the secretary of the Air Force, articulated Americans' fears in their starkest terms.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau