count on
verb
counted on; counting on; counts on
: to look forward to as certain : anticipate
counted on winning
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China is proving to be an unreliable friend to Iran in this moment of crisis, and any authoritarian regime that’s counting on Beijing as its backstop should think again.
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Gates isn’t necessarily counting on that though.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
As the elder James Aren Duckett awaits his execution at the end of this month, his lawyers are scrambling for a last-minute stay, counting on new DNA testing that could either prove his innocence after 38 years or seal his fate.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
She can be counted on backstage as a leader as well.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Residents there can count on heavy snow Sunday night on Monday that will bring snowfall totals between 5 and 9 inches.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Don't count on an open scrimmage everywhere Several notable programs are declining to go back to the way things were now that the proverbial Band-Aid has been ripped off.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Now with the Mets, the seventh organization of his career, he’s being counted on to provide length out of the bullpen and potentially to make some starts as well.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
The Red Sox are counting on him to keep it up this year in Boston.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Gates isn’t necessarily counting on that though.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
As the elder James Aren Duckett awaits his execution at the end of this month, his lawyers are scrambling for a last-minute stay, counting on new DNA testing that could either prove his innocence after 38 years or seal his fate.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
She can be counted on backstage as a leader as well.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Residents there can count on heavy snow Sunday night on Monday that will bring snowfall totals between 5 and 9 inches.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Don't count on an open scrimmage everywhere Several notable programs are declining to go back to the way things were now that the proverbial Band-Aid has been ripped off.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
Now with the Mets, the seventh organization of his career, he’s being counted on to provide length out of the bullpen and potentially to make some starts as well.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
The Red Sox are counting on him to keep it up this year in Boston.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Count on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20on. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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