run counter to
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
But the implications, in his view, also run counter to Warsh’s.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
In the latest stress point, CSU has objected to 16 community college degree proposals, contending that they run counter to state law provisions designed to protect its own university degree offerings.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 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
More than once Bret Harte had run counter to California sentiment.
From The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers by Merwin, Henry Childs
