counter
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Over the years as the Army purchased different types of counter missile and drones systems, the number of laptops inside base defense operations centers has grown.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
He changed what was on the counter around the coffee maker and moved the mug to different spots.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
To counter inflation, consider owning stocks, which can rise with prices.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
Arsenal tend to shy away from playing centrally, focusing more on safer attacking play and crosses, as losing the ball centrally makes you more susceptible to a counter attack.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
He also put a button behind the counter in the shop and one in each workbench as well as beneath the windows in Tante Jans’s rooms.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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