counterintuitive
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So do law and economics, which underpinned Western colonialism in sometimes counterintuitive ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
This may seem counterintuitive, since vertebrates are literally defined by the fact that they have backbones.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Intent on ensuring that China leapfrogs the U.S. as the world’s pre-eminent power, Xi Jinping recently made the gutsy and perhaps counterintuitive decision to invest massively in an arena of American strength—basic research.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The consequence, which strikes some as counterintuitive, is that a stock with a higher absolute yield may nevertheless be considered a worse bet than another with a lower absolute yield.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
This may seem counterintuitive, but remember, you are basically compensating for the transposition that is "built into" the instrument.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing counterintuitive
Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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"Marita's Bargain," Vocabulary from the essay
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