contra
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Giraffes, contra Lamarck, didn’t reach for high leaves, develop long necks and then pass those necks on to their descendants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 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
Was Sam Bankman-Fried not such a business pro after all, contra Michael Lewis?
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2023
"Despite all these contra indicators, the market keeps selling off," Murphy said.
From Reuters ● Jan. 24, 2022
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
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
Prince Bandar pledged $1 million per month to help fund the contras, in recognition of the administration’s past support to the Saudis.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2016
Mr. Stokes also pushed for government transparency after the Iran-contra affair, in which U.S. officials clandestinely sold arms to Iran and funneled some of the proceeds to Nicaraguan rebels known as contras.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2015
Somoza was long gone, the contras were nothing but a memory.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
