RUN COUNTER TO Definition & Meaning

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Idioms and Phrases

Be in conflict with, oppose, as in Practice often runs counter to theory . This idiom, first recorded in 1843, uses counter in the sense of “in an opposite direction.”

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Did Underwood’s appearance with a polarizing president run counter to that position?

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San Francisco also filed a federal lawsuit last month, challenging Trump administration directives that essentially run counter to SB 54.

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The lawsuit — filed by states including Arizona, Michigan, New York, Hawaii and Massachusetts — alleges the NIH cuts run counter to federal law.

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The NI and minimum wage measures have triggered criticism from UK companies, who argue the changes run counter to the government's aim to boost economic growth.

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Trade wars with our allies run counter to Trump’s goal of countering geopolitical foes such as China and magnify the economic damage of Trump’s tariff policies.

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