contrarian

Example Sentences

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I have reliably poor instincts about that sort of thing, so this will be a valuable contrarian signal.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

That’s because the mood on Wall Street in March and early April hasn’t been pessimistic enough to trigger a contrarian buy signal.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The U.S. stock-market correction has more downside ahead, according to contrarian analysts.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Kelly said she rejects the idea that Trump didn’t listen to contrarian voices regarding the operation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

But he was a natural contrarian, a born critic, whose fullest energies manifested themselves in the act of doing intellectual isometric exercises against the fixed objects presented by someone else's ideas.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis