contra
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Giraffes, contra Lamarck, didn’t reach for high leaves, develop long necks and then pass those necks on to their descendants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
She also judged a biscuit competition and participated in contra dances, which is what got her into this music in the first place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025
Was Sam Bankman-Fried not such a business pro after all, contra Michael Lewis?
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2023
"Despite all these contra indicators, the market keeps selling off," Murphy said.
From Reuters ● Jan. 24, 2022
The octave below contra can be labelled CCC or Co; higher octaves can be labelled with higher numbers or more lines.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Mr. McFarlane, in interviews and in his memoirs, depicted the president as sometimes confused or vague about the details of what was happening with Iran and the contras.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2022
That stirred complaints from two AP Washington reporters who later said they felt Lewis held them back on their early reporting on North’s shadowy contacts with Nicaraguan contras.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2021
Beginning when U.S. military support to Nicaraguan contras and then U.S. arms sales to Iran were first revealed in late 1986, Justice Department components began to investigate.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2018
The contras died down for most of the past two decades, but are rumoured to be making a comeback amid growing frustration with Ortega’s increasingly authoritarian rule.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2016
It has been lucrative work, augmented by a group that for years has been in constant need of his services: U.S.-funded Nicaraguan contras across the border.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
