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He had labelled the Iranian counter to US proposals "totally unacceptable".

From BBC • May 17, 2026

“That outcome is unacceptable and runs counter to the core of what this office stands for,” said Juan Pablo Cervantes, county clerk-recorder and registrar of voters, in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

This went counter to everything the area was supposed to stand for, she said.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

This runs counter to the idea that reaching the top at work comes at the expense of family life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

I pull out my ID and slide it across the glass counter to Jared, as the name tag pinned to his sky-blue scrubs reads.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera