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Example Sentences

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The most time-consuming part of the job involves crafting a counter, thick card stock that pushes the paper into the copper plate to make an impression, essentially serving as a negative.

From The Wall Street Journal

The persistence of wholesale inflation in late 2025 ran counter to a more benign report on consumer prices for December published this week.

From MarketWatch

But both countries are allies of the US, and have worked together to counter China's increasing assertiveness in the region.

From BBC

A West Virginia high school student also alleges that the state's ban runs counter to federal civil rights law.

From BBC

"The counter argument here is that small targets have less impact if they are penetrated," says Prof Alan Woodward from Surrey University, a computer security expert.

From BBC