Count if cells end with a specific text in Excel and Google Sheets

=COUNTIF(A2:A7,"*Apple") // criteria within formula

=COUNTIF(A:A,"*"&C6) // criteria as a cell reference

A2:A7 & A:A = Ranges; C6 = Criteria; (a* = search "a" at start); (*b = search "b" at end)

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