counterorder

Example Sentences

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It’s a pungent quality — an internal characteristic that gives rise to outside counterforces.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2025

There have been counterforces and backlashes and overcorrections, and then forward motion again—usually when the public is convinced that a change is only fair.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2024

As the pendulum inches—not swings—toward progress, like clockwork, counterforces emerge to push back in the opposite direction.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2024

Nonetheless, when the court has diverged sharply over time from the public, unpredictable counterforces have been unleashed.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2018

The powerful counterforces to these fears and anxieties that Allen found for himself were writing, comedy, and music.

From Time • Nov. 9, 2015