contrary
Example Sentences
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The findings don’t mean that the tariffs are a win for Europe—on the contrary.
A key to Mr. Barnes’s books is that in style as well as form he is a hybridizer, able to combine seemingly contrary temperaments into a single writing voice.
The US, he insisted, despite recent statements by US officials to the contrary, was still the guarantor of security in Europe.
From BBC
To the contrary, balance-sheet assets have been creeping up a bit.
From Barron's
To the contrary, balance-sheet assets have been creeping up a bit.
From Barron's
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