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“Within” and “in” when referring to time
I know that both can mean "inside" but what I don't have clear is whether both mean the same when talking about time. For example:
The party is in two days = The party is within two days ??
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When did “crew” become a sport? When did “crew team” come into use?
When I was a child, there was a sport called rowing; if four or more people rowed together in the same boat, they would be known as a crew. At some point, either before or during my childhood, the ...
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Is the phrase “a stark contrast” redundant?
Merriam-Webster defines stark as "sharply delineated."
The same dictionary defines a contrast as a "juxtaposition of dissimilar elements."
Doesn't it follow then that "a stark contrast" essentially ...
