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Recent Examples of contrary to
And contrary to popular belief, siblings spaced more closely actually tend to fight more, not less.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
But, contrary to reports, SXSW won’t be cutting music entirely from its schedule.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
But contrary to how things seemed to be shaping up, the City squad might not be getting that much bigger after all.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
Actually, contrary to some of my sweeping statements, in baseball’s earliest days, women were eager to play and sometimes allowed to do so.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
But, contrary to reports, SXSW won’t be cutting music entirely from its schedule.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
But contrary to how things seemed to be shaping up, the City squad might not be getting that much bigger after all.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
Actually, contrary to some of my sweeping statements, in baseball’s earliest days, women were eager to play and sometimes allowed to do so.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Contrary to.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrary%20to. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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