per contra

Definition of per contranext

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Adverb
  • These last two are the largest, but even so, somehow the one for paper is never big enough.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 3 June 2026
  • But even so, the visible span of the spectrum from violet to red is only about a factor of two in wavelength, while the huge range from long-wave radio to gamma rays covers more than 20 orders of magnitude.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Adverb
  • The Rockets couldn’t capitalize, however, as the Timberwolves’ pressure near the Reading goal proved to be a challenge all night.
    Matt Goisman, Boston Herald, 11 June 2026
  • Amodei, however, remained optimistic about AI's impact on humanity and its ability, for instance, to cure medical maladies.
    Mason Leath, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Adverb
  • Election officials estimated there are still about 368,000 ballots left to process countywide.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
  • More compelling still is soccer’s socioeconomic and cultural and geopolitical capital.
    Leander Schaerlaeckens June 8, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Adverb
  • Even now, though, my favorite Jongno bar is still Friends.
    Anton Hur, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026
  • With the way these games have been going, though, a one-goal lead was not safe.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Adverb
  • Sometimes he was described as a modern-day Cyrus, a Persian king and a pagan in the Hebrew Bible whom God nevertheless anointed and would use for his purposes.
    Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
  • The missiles did little damage, but the Iranian attack nevertheless put extreme pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hit Tehran militarily.
    Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
Adverb
  • But Trump has nonetheless spent the two months since then continuing to suggest a deal was right around the corner.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
  • Stories also highlight people losing more than a home but finding the will to go on and neighbors coming back to nothing but nonetheless coming back.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
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“Per contra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per%20contra. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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