counted on
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It is the latest sign foreign luxury brands might not retain the pull -- and the cashflow -- that they counted on in the world's second largest economy in the 2010s.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
As the votes were counted on Tuesday night and viewers enjoyed an acrobatic tribute to Vienna's Wurstelprater - one of the world's oldest amusement parks.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
He’s become a player who can be counted on, and he’s especially valuable to a team that happens to badly need youth and athleticism, as the Lakers do.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
What the sport hadn’t counted on was a driver as versatile as Reddick.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
But it was better farming methods I counted on to turn a profit.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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