Definitions for to the contrary
to the con·tra·ry

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1. contrarily, to the contrary, contrariwise, on the contraryadverb

   contrary to expectations

   "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends"

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1. To The Contrary

   To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbé is PBS’s all women news-analysis program. The show airs weekly on over 251 PBS stations in the United States, in Canada, and internationally on Voice of America TV. It was created by host Bonnie Erbé and is produced by Persephone Productions in Washington, DC. Cari Weiss Stein is Executive Producer of To the Contrary. For the first six years of broadcast the show was filmed at the Maryland Public Television studios in Owings Mills, Maryland. First launched on April 1, 1992, each week the show features four female panelists from various backgrounds including politicians, journalists, activists, and professional commentators. These women, with host and moderator Bonnie Erbé, discuss various issues in the news, mainly affecting women, children, families and communities of color. It is a half hour program. The show tries to focus on how the news affects people, not simply politics.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of to the contrary in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of to the contrary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of to the contrary in a Sentence

1. Elin Dannerstedt:

   Upon contrary belief, vegan and cruelty-free means two different things: vegan products donotinclude any animal bi-products, in addition to not being tested on animals…while products labeled as cruelty-free mean they are simplynottested on animals in any manner.

2. Barack Obama:

   This is a country that allows everybody to express their views, allows them to peacefully assemble to protest actions that they think are unjust, But using any event as an excuse for violence is contrary to rule of law, contrary to who we are.

3. Robert Costello:

   I’ve listened to Michael Cohen stand in front of the courthouse and say things that are directly contrary to what he said to us.

4. Alexandre Carpenter:

   To the contrary. They demand that the business grow and generate more profits every year.

5. Robert Stevenson:

   But as a citizen, I take a somewhat contrary position, i think it’s a problem that there’s no savings in this country because there’s no point to save.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=to the contrary