counted on
Example Sentences
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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
As the votes were counted on Tuesday night and viewers enjoyed an acrobatic tribute to Vienna's Wurstelprater - one of the world's oldest amusement parks.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The German defeat at Stalingrad forced Tojo to reassess his grand strategy, which counted on a German victory over Britain and the Soviet Union.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Raman would have to peel off labor from Bass, who has counted on and rewarded their support from Sacramento to Washington to City Hall for over two decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
They knew how little I could be counted on; how poorly, how shabbily my know-it-all self covered helplessness.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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