run counter to

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Then again, the broad stock market has been performing well, for the most part, over the past decade, and this year’s action has run counter to that warning.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

But the implications, in his view, also run counter to Warsh’s.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Police leaders, civil rights advocates and other experts say the actions of immigration officials and agents run counter to law enforcement’s best practices.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

But keeping a smaller EV manufacturing footprint seems to run counter to the idea of producing competitively priced, profit-making EVs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

To stand alone in this way, to run counter to the ways of others, requires immense self denial.

From Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians by Ryle, John Charles