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Moriarty added that, contrary to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) press release a day after the shooting on January 15, Castro was not hit with any shovels, brooms, or weapons of any kind at any time, as the federal agency described.
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Recommendations were made contrary to the advice of federal scientists and the medical and public health community.
—Jesse L. Goodman, STAT, 18 May 2026
Hopefully through this personal interaction, students will learn writing and reading are not done in isolation and contrary to the hype of AI, can’t be done robotically by a human or otherwise.
—Matt Boedy, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
But contrary to popular belief, the cake was never actually served at the Watergate Hotel.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Recommendations were made contrary to the advice of federal scientists and the medical and public health community.
—Jesse L. Goodman, STAT, 18 May 2026
Hopefully through this personal interaction, students will learn writing and reading are not done in isolation and contrary to the hype of AI, can’t be done robotically by a human or otherwise.
—Matt Boedy, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
But contrary to popular belief, the cake was never actually served at the Watergate Hotel.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
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“Contrary to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contrary%20to. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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