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Example Sentences

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Then again, the broad stock market has been performing well, for the most part, over the past decade, and this year’s action has run counter to that warning.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 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

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

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Skinner's counter to the idea his side may have been better advised to drop slightly deeper to prevent Harder making those runs was sound.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Part of that plan was to move us away from the counter to a booth near the back.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher