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There is concern that the Myanmar military might launch a concerted counter- attack against Myawaddy, which could send thousands fleeing into Thailand for safety and badly disrupt border trade.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024
Not only do I not have a debt to this counter-party, but this counter- party owes me a substantial sum of money, and I am currently seeking the return of my funds.
From The Verge • Jun. 28, 2022
By 1952, a complex web of nationalist rebels, impoverished villagers and farmers, and counter- insurgent fighters plunged the country into a civil war.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
I like to think becoming a nun was in its own way quite counter- cultural.
From The Guardian • Nov. 3, 2019
They flushed the white-tiled floor in gorgeous patches; splashed along the nickel-silver counter-rails, and turned the polished mahogany counter- panels to the likeness of intricate grained marbles—slabs of porphyry and malachite.
From Traffics and Discoveries by Kipling, Rudyard
Vocabulary lists containing counter
100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 5
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students, List 6
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