contra
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Giraffes, contra Lamarck, didn’t reach for high leaves, develop long necks and then pass those necks on to their descendants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
She also judged a biscuit competition and participated in contra dances, which is what got her into this music in the first place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025
"Despite all these contra indicators, the market keeps selling off," Murphy said.
From Reuters ● Jan. 24, 2022
The second reason was more practical: Da 5 Bloods is an ensemble film, and contra Fritz Lang’s comment that widescreen formats were suitable only for snakes and funerals, it’s pretty good for group shots.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2020
The octave below contra can be labelled CCC or Co; higher octaves can be labelled with higher numbers or more lines.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
That stirred complaints from two AP Washington reporters who later said they felt Lewis held them back on their early reporting on North’s shadowy contacts with Nicaraguan contras.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2021
Beginning when U.S. military support to Nicaraguan contras and then U.S. arms sales to Iran were first revealed in late 1986, Justice Department components began to investigate.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2018
The contras died down for most of the past two decades, but are rumoured to be making a comeback amid growing frustration with Ortega’s increasingly authoritarian rule.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2016
Prince Bandar pledged $1 million per month to help fund the contras, in recognition of the administration’s past support to the Saudis.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2016
Somoza was long gone, the contras were nothing but a memory.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
