counted on
Example Sentences
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For years, during the Cold War and War on Terror, the U.S. counted on Pakistan as an ally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Raman would have to peel off labor from Bass, who has counted on and rewarded their support from Sacramento to Washington to City Hall for over two decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
“We saw the correlations turning long before 2022, and we’ve been consistently teaching that bonds cannot be counted on as the sole diversifier in a portfolio,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
I would rather look to Winston Churchill’s aphorism, that America can be counted on doing the right thing—after having done everything else.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
I had counted on Marsha’s coming, she was kind of the leader of the group.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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