contrary
Example Sentences
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But, he added "on the contrary it can also serve to decrease reporting and decrease the level of threat and risk".
From BBC
On the contrary, it will encourage students to explore dissenting ideas, even if only as a “devil’s advocate.”
Hamilton said, contrary to some reports, that investigators haven’t sought the performer’s cooperation.
From Los Angeles Times
“The implications of a contrary conclusion are extraordinary,” the judge wrote.
The recovery in markets looked set to continue, after the New York Fed president on Friday said he supported a rate cut despite a chorus of voices at the central bank to the contrary.
From MarketWatch
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