counterintuitive

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This will seem counterintuitive, especially in the era of rapid-fire trading and zero-dated options, when every hour seems like a chance to make money.

From Barron's

This will seem counterintuitive, especially in the era of rapid-fire trading and zero-dated options, when every hour seems like a chance to make money.

From Barron's

“Doing a rom-com about Pakistan does seem slightly counterintuitive if you only know about Pakistan from the news,” Khan says.

From Los Angeles Times

Wood likes to structure his jokes as counterintuitive defenses of the seemingly indefensible.

From Washington Post

“I know it sounds counterintuitive by blocking traffic but we’ve tried everything for decades,” Martin said.

From Washington Post