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The National Retail Federation, which represents retailers across the country, said it has no evidence any of its members are doing this and sees it as counter to the industry’s basic business model.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

He had labelled the Iranian counter to US proposals "totally unacceptable".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

“That outcome is unacceptable and runs counter to the core of what this office stands for,” said Juan Pablo Cervantes, county clerk-recorder and registrar of voters, in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

But the implications, in his view, also run counter to Warsh’s.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

I pull out my ID and slide it across the glass counter to Jared, as the name tag pinned to his sky-blue scrubs reads.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera