count on
verb
counted on; counting on; counts on
: to look forward to as certain : anticipate
counted on winning
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Usually, Taylor Swift can be counted on for a memorable moment – or a meme – during an award show.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Instead, count on your influence with friends and groups.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
And those five districts that Republicans are counting on in Texas to keep their majority in the House, Villalobos says all five could now be at risk.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
Lander is counting on backing of left-leaning allies like Indivisible and the Working Families Party, along with a grassroots army of volunteers.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
The agency is counting on Jeff Bezos’ company to potentially be part of next year’s Artemis III mission.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Darius Alexander, the Giants’ third-round pick last season, will also be counted on to pick up some of the slack from Robertson-Harris' and Lawrence’s absences.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Today the service counts on Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for cloud infrastructure, in addition to maintaining its own facilities.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026
But his statement should be taken less as a dismissal of a sentiment several Eagles offensive players voiced and more as a motivation for the Eagles’ defense to improve during yet another season when it will be counted on.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 May 2026
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Instead, count on your influence with friends and groups.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
And those five districts that Republicans are counting on in Texas to keep their majority in the House, Villalobos says all five could now be at risk.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
Lander is counting on backing of left-leaning allies like Indivisible and the Working Families Party, along with a grassroots army of volunteers.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
The agency is counting on Jeff Bezos’ company to potentially be part of next year’s Artemis III mission.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Darius Alexander, the Giants’ third-round pick last season, will also be counted on to pick up some of the slack from Robertson-Harris' and Lawrence’s absences.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Today the service counts on Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle for cloud infrastructure, in addition to maintaining its own facilities.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026
But his statement should be taken less as a dismissal of a sentiment several Eagles offensive players voiced and more as a motivation for the Eagles’ defense to improve during yet another season when it will be counted on.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 May 2026
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“Count on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20on. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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