run counter to
idiom
of a thing, such as a belief or theory
: to be opposed to : to disagree with
His theory ran counter to the beliefs of his time.
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The existence of all these billion-dollar plus companies is a reminder that the future is being invented all the time, and in ways that run counter to how the leading lights of commerce see things today.
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John Tamny, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Moreover, such an addition would run counter to how the politics of statehood have usually played out, through political actors and parties pushing to either bring in multiple new states to preserve political balance, or add new states that would aid their party's electoral strength.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Laws like these that encompass images produced without depictions of real minors might run counter to the Supreme Court’s Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition ruling.
—Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
In fact, Trump’s actions run counter to the spirit—if not the text—of the First Amendment.
—Scott Nover, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Moreover, such an addition would run counter to how the politics of statehood have usually played out, through political actors and parties pushing to either bring in multiple new states to preserve political balance, or add new states that would aid their party's electoral strength.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Laws like these that encompass images produced without depictions of real minors might run counter to the Supreme Court’s Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition ruling.
—Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
In fact, Trump’s actions run counter to the spirit—if not the text—of the First Amendment.
—Scott Nover, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Run counter to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20counter%20to. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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