counted on
Example Sentences
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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
It’s also about the yearning for a more optimistic era of musical storytelling, when goodness could be counted on to prevail and a happy ending might be delayed but only rarely denied.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 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
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
