Synonyms for run counter
run counter

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1. run counterverb

   Synonyms:
   go against the grain

2. run counterverb

   To defy or oppose something, especially an expectation, custom, or social standard.

   Synonyms:
   go against the grain

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1. Mark Williams:

   This is particularly true in the case of Tesla where you have an aggressive and vocal CEO who is prone to pushing the legal limits and gain terms that might run counter to Goldman's conflict of interest policies.

2. Jan Grabiec:

   If these changes run counter to the constitution, then I doubt the Senate will accept it at lightning speed, just like with the last proposal... which eventually led to the ruling party's need to cancel the election.

3. Kenneth Frazier:

   America’s leaders must honor our fundamental values by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry and group supremacy, which run counter to the American ideal that all people are created equal.

4. Ned Price:

   The Deputy Secretary raised concerns in private -- as we have in public -- about a range of PRC actions that run counter to our values and interests and those of our allies and partners, and that undermine the international rules-based order, she raised our concerns about human rights, including Beijing's anti-democratic crackdown in Hong Kong ; the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang ; abuses in Tibet ; and the curtailing of media access and freedom of the press.

5. Merrick Garland:

   While spirited debate about policy matters is protected under the Constitution, that protection does not extend to threats of violence or efforts to intimidate individuals based on their views, threats against public servants are not only illegal, they run counter to the nation's core values.