Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.
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It's an unusually stark and public example of a far bigger problem.
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I am also driven by the stark financial reality of the situation.
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The answer is not a punchline, it is a stark political reality.
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In time-honoured fashion, talk of promise has been undermined by stark reality.
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The Department of Health declined to respond directly to Baker's stark warning.
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This is the stark reality that we must now confront, Ramaphosa said.
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Voters must not allow themselves to be diverted from this stark reality.
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But its experience carries a stark warning for the future of technology.
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Nevertheless, the place was a stark reminder of the cost of war.
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The government crackdown on debt has had a stark impact in China.
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That stark message is being presented to a conference in Dublin today.
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However, in stark contrast to the NZIER view is that of Kiwibank.
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The chancellor added: Today we have a stark warning from the IMF.
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The red numbers on my electronic balance sheet echoed the stark reality.
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I wouldn't really believe it until the news gathered its stark momentum.
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However, it's a stark reminder of just how capable technology has become.
