contra

preposition

ˈkän-trə How to pronounce contra (audio)
Definition of contranext
as in anti
opposed to; not for a roundup of editorials pro and contra the proposed constitutional amendment

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  • Additionally, Adam Page, Bandido and Brody King defended their AEW World Trios Championship against Jay Lethal, Blake Christian and Lee Johnson of the Lethal Twist.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The system, developed to protect airbases and other military facilities, cannot currently detect or jam some frequencies used by newer Chinese drones and has limited protection against emerging threats.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
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