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counter

[koun-ter] / ˈkaʊn tər /






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The 40-year-old man was arrested on Thursday at an address in Coventry by detectives from the counter terrorism policing unit, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Serra Verde’s Pela Ema mine is the sole non-Asian source for all four magnetic rare earths, aiding efforts to counter China’s 85% processing monopoly.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

And that behavior, Duffy told me, runs counter to the rational-actor model economists typically rely on.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Mid-level commanders from both factions were stationed together at a joint center near Sirte, improving Libya’s ability to counter the jihadist groups that once held sway in much of the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

WhenI came home after school on Wednesday, my mother was cutting vegetables at the kitchen counter.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott




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