counted on
Example Sentences
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For years, during the Cold War and War on Terror, the U.S. counted on Pakistan as an ally.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
He’s become a player who can be counted on, and he’s especially valuable to a team that happens to badly need youth and athleticism, as the Lakers do.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 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
Gharam al-Jamla, a displaced Palestinian living in a tent in southern Gaza, told AFP she counted on the crossing's opening for her future.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
By 2001, AIG FP, now being run by a fellow named Joe Cassano, could be counted on to generate $300 million a year, or 15 percent of AIG’s profits.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
