count on
verb
counted on; counting on; counts on
: to look forward to as certain : anticipate
counted on winning
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That's what owners are counting on.
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
In practice, the California Secretary of State’s Office said most mail-in ballots are counted on election day.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
He will be counted on to provide both a creative spark and goal-scoring opportunities this summer.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 June 2026
New Glenn is one of the rockets NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon during future Artemis missions.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Hezbollah has rejected direct talks, counting on pressure from Iran, which has demanded an end to the war in Lebanon in its talks with Washington.
—Natalie Melzer, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Retailers have historically counted on scratch-ticket and numbers-game players to visit stores to buy tickets.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
And Iraqi Kurdistan certainly cannot count on the central government to provide air defenses if the coalition leaves.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Always count on Acer to bring a full wall display of new consumer and business laptops to Computex.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
In practice, the California Secretary of State’s Office said most mail-in ballots are counted on election day.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
He will be counted on to provide both a creative spark and goal-scoring opportunities this summer.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 June 2026
New Glenn is one of the rockets NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon during future Artemis missions.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Hezbollah has rejected direct talks, counting on pressure from Iran, which has demanded an end to the war in Lebanon in its talks with Washington.
—Natalie Melzer, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Retailers have historically counted on scratch-ticket and numbers-game players to visit stores to buy tickets.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
And Iraqi Kurdistan certainly cannot count on the central government to provide air defenses if the coalition leaves.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Always count on Acer to bring a full wall display of new consumer and business laptops to Computex.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
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“Count on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20on. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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