counterintuitive
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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 might be counterintuitive, because how could randomness make things easier to work with?" said Liu.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
By pursuing this counterintuitive strategy, Montezemolo transformed Ferrari into a new kind of company—like Hermès smashed together with Manchester United.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Sound and light, Doppler argued, behaved according to universal and natural laws—even if these were deeply counterintuitive to ordinary viewers or listeners.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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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