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

From BBC • May 17, 2026

At one point, Baseman, still dressed in his cook outfit but now wearing a pair of sunglasses and carrying a Toby toy, stood on a counter to thank the crowd for coming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

This went counter to everything the area was supposed to stand for, she said.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

And that behavior, Duffy told me, runs counter to the rational-actor model economists typically rely on.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Christmas spirit—generosity, forgiveness, goodwill toward men—ran pretty much counter to what we were supposed to be doing.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover