Example Sentences

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He spent 30 years building the business, located near Acadia National Park, and has been counting on the sale proceeds to secure his retirement, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Wall Street has been counting on a brief conflict that sees crude-oil prices quickly settle comfortably below $100 a barrel.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

Stone, who has been counting down to her treatment date, is among tens of thousands of passengers stranded.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The company has been counting on redeeming most of its convertible debt with equity under the terms of the offerings.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

That is what the man has been counting on.

From The Story of the Trapper by Laut, A. C.