count on
verb
counted on; counting on; counts on
: to look forward to as certain : anticipate
counted on winning
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The Giants are counting on that investment to produce a field-position-altering upgrade at punter.
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 16 June 2026
But the most rodent regularity, 10 each, were counted on top of boxes of syrups and to-go items and in a cabinet under a kitchen prep table.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Michael’s only child, Matthew Shanahan, and his wife Anesa Shanahan, have six children who could always count on their grandfather to attend their many events.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
The 1966 team wasn’t great either (72-90), but since the 1967 Impossible Dream season Red Sox fans have usually been able to count on a certain baseline of competence.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 June 2026
Meta still counts on ads for 98% of revenue.
—Jonathan Vanian,julia Boorstin, CNBC, 14 June 2026
UConn will count on him for much more.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Instead of shipping products to blue checkmarks across the country and counting on them to make videos, companies can insert their goods into AI influencers’ videos.
—Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026
That trust is exactly what one cybercrime group appears to be counting on.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 16 June 2026
But the most rodent regularity, 10 each, were counted on top of boxes of syrups and to-go items and in a cabinet under a kitchen prep table.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Michael’s only child, Matthew Shanahan, and his wife Anesa Shanahan, have six children who could always count on their grandfather to attend their many events.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
The 1966 team wasn’t great either (72-90), but since the 1967 Impossible Dream season Red Sox fans have usually been able to count on a certain baseline of competence.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 June 2026
Meta still counts on ads for 98% of revenue.
—Jonathan Vanian,julia Boorstin, CNBC, 14 June 2026
UConn will count on him for much more.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Instead of shipping products to blue checkmarks across the country and counting on them to make videos, companies can insert their goods into AI influencers’ videos.
—Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026
That trust is exactly what one cybercrime group appears to be counting on.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
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“Count on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20on. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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