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In fact, the author argues that, contra the “biological essentialist” view that says women are made for child care and men for professional work, the sexes are actually more similar than they are different.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

She also judged a biscuit competition and participated in contra dances, which is what got her into this music in the first place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025

"Despite all these contra indicators, the market keeps selling off," Murphy said.

From Reuters ● Jan. 24, 2022

Libet found, contra the commonsense expectation, that the average reported time of first awareness of decision to move, W-time, occurred almost a third of a second after the start of the RP.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 21, 2020

I would not have written this book if I did not believe, contra Wilde, that many principles of style really can be taught.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius rejected the suggestion that Germany was standing in the way but said, “we have to balance all the pros and contras before we decide things like that, just like that.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023

They chose to fight back through covert action, secret paramilitary operations and support for a counterrevolutionary force, the contras.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2021

The contras died down for most of the past two decades, but are rumoured to be making a comeback amid growing frustration with Ortega’s increasingly authoritarian rule.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2016

Elliott Abrams, an adviser to President Reagan who gained notoriety for his role in the funding of the contras in Nicaragua, has spoken with Rubio about foreign affairs.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2016

Somoza was long gone, the contras were nothing but a memory.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez