run counter to
Example Sentences
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But the implications, in his view, also run counter to Warsh’s.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Police leaders, civil rights advocates and other experts say the actions of immigration officials and agents run counter to law enforcement’s best practices.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026
But keeping a smaller EV manufacturing footprint seems to run counter to the idea of producing competitively priced, profit-making EVs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
From a human-resources perspective, it makes little sense to effectively conflate vacation days with work-from-home days, and it also seems to run counter to promoting goodwill.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025
In those days it was not the fashion for sons to run counter to their fathers' will; at least, such was my experience; and into the business I came.
From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry
