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vb. (en-pastrun counter)
Usage examples of "ran counter".
It was another of his weaknesses: if a fact ran counter to his deepest desire, then would he obstinately ignore the fact.
Just as he must issue a report in accordance with Magistrate Ogyu's orders, though it ran counter to his own instincts.
The claim, based upon the flow of lineage from sister to brother, thence to a descendant twice removed, while legal (with qualifications) in Lyonesse and also in the Ulflands, ran counter to the strictly patrilinear customs of Dahaut.
Bertram Hardy's ideas ran counter to thought patterns of many years of gentle living yet his words seemed to ring with destiny.
This stance, with respect to armor, ran counter to the efforts of the last two CJCS and to the former Secretary of Defense.
To make a public display of her emotions ran counter to all of her training.