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There are some counterpoints, but we should not get into them because, frankly, this is one of the most annoying legal arguments I have covered in my entire life.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2024

He unpacks the various factions and beliefs that make up progressive Christianity and offers six points that progressive Christians might use in arguments and six counterpoints for biblical Christians to have at their disposal.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2023

He also endeavored to delineate five counterpoints to her response's arguments to "assist Willis in understanding the relevant Constitutional and legal authorities of the Committee's oversight," according to the committee's X post.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2023

Indeed, Season 1 saw a host of wealthy guests staying at an elite White Lotus hotel in a Hawaiian paradise, with some less-rich characters thrown in as counterpoints.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022

Or is there a kind of cosmic fugue, with themes and counterpoints, dissonances and harmonies, a billion different voices playing the life music of the Galaxy?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan