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 application is widely known for its end-to-end encryption, and the service automatically deletes messages after a set period of time, which would seem to run counter to government records retention laws.
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Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Bercovici said the directive to fire employees seems to run counter to the agency's staffing and resource needs.
—Chris Arnold, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Bercovici said the directive to fire employees seems to run counter to the agency's staffing and resource needs.
—Chris Arnold, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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“Run counter to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20counter%20to. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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