count on
verb
counted on; counting on; counts on
: to look forward to as certain : anticipate
counted on winning
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Because the hotel sits right at the heart of La Jolla’s center of gravity, locals can always be counted on for brunch in The Mediterranean room on weekends or sipping cocktails at La Sala or The Whalers Bar on a Friday or Saturday night.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Sulfur, another chemical that companies count on for chip production, has also become more expensive because of concerns about shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Jordan Novet,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
Trump is counting on the justices to reject the discrimination charge as a majority did in 2018 when upholding his immigration travel ban against predominantly Muslim countries.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Opponents of Johnson’s added into the budget an expectation that the city would earn $6 million from the technology, though Johnson’s administration argued the city could not responsibly count on the money.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Of that $22 million, Miami will need $10 million of cap space to sign its draft class, factoring in players who will no longer count on the cap after draft picks are signed.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Oviedo has a relatively young team, counting on juniors Mia Palumbo, goalkeeper Riley Hoffman (68 saves) and Addison Steinebronn (32 goals, 9 assists); along with sophomores Savannah Fryzel (45 goals), Presley Krantz and freshman Cate Steinebronn (21 goals, 65 assists).
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Then either Jacas or Ponder has to start, and the Patriots would have to count on someone like Hutchins, a seventh-round pick, Luketa, an unheralded veteran free-agent addition, or Swinson, who spent a bulk of last season on the practice squad, to step up.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
As such, Nate could count on the world being on his side.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Sulfur, another chemical that companies count on for chip production, has also become more expensive because of concerns about shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Jordan Novet,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
Trump is counting on the justices to reject the discrimination charge as a majority did in 2018 when upholding his immigration travel ban against predominantly Muslim countries.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Opponents of Johnson’s added into the budget an expectation that the city would earn $6 million from the technology, though Johnson’s administration argued the city could not responsibly count on the money.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Of that $22 million, Miami will need $10 million of cap space to sign its draft class, factoring in players who will no longer count on the cap after draft picks are signed.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Oviedo has a relatively young team, counting on juniors Mia Palumbo, goalkeeper Riley Hoffman (68 saves) and Addison Steinebronn (32 goals, 9 assists); along with sophomores Savannah Fryzel (45 goals), Presley Krantz and freshman Cate Steinebronn (21 goals, 65 assists).
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Then either Jacas or Ponder has to start, and the Patriots would have to count on someone like Hutchins, a seventh-round pick, Luketa, an unheralded veteran free-agent addition, or Swinson, who spent a bulk of last season on the practice squad, to step up.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
As such, Nate could count on the world being on his side.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Count on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20on. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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