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View definitions for run counter to

run counter to

verb as in disagree

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Trade wars with our allies run counter to Trump’s goal of countering geopolitical foes such as China and magnify the economic damage of Trump’s tariff policies.

An increase in oil prices for US consumers would run counter to Trump's promise to slash energy costs.

From BBC

But there will come a day when their goals run counter to Trump/Musks, and even they, educated by federal courts, will see the value in protecting truth.

From Salon

“These actions risk derailing Georgia’s European future and run counter to the Georgian Constitution and the wishes of its people,” Miller said.

Some of his past practices, including the payment of a six-figure sum to obtain the documents crucial to the expenses investigation, run counter to the more stringent reporting ethics followed by American news organizations.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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