counted on
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According to the Associated Press, an estimated 56% of votes have been counted on Thursday.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
It is the latest sign foreign luxury brands might not retain the pull -- and the cashflow -- that they counted on in the world's second largest economy in the 2010s.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
He has counted on the attendance of invited foreign leaders to bolster his legitimacy and push back against claims of Russia’s growing isolation on the international stage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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
But even there I felt a vague unease, as if the hot water was not altogether real and reliable, and could not be counted on.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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