counterfactual
Example Sentences
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Negative news sells, but I’m not sure counterfactual financial lessons always have the same effect.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
But every rule proposed today should be tested against a simple counterfactual: had it been on the books a decade ago, would the firm we are now regulating have ever been built?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
EEA studies compare an event's characteristics, such as its probability and intensity in the current climate, to a "counterfactual" world without human-caused emissions.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
That effacement tries to create a counterfactual absurdity.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2025
A counterfactual flood results here from a shift in the precipitation field by 50 kilometres towards the north-east.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024
