offset

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If a default cycle kicks off, “bank lending is likely to emerge as more than an offset to the slowdown in private credit,” they write, adding that easing banking regulations will incentivize increased lending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

What that means is that if one car is still deploying energy when another is recovering, there is a near-500bhp offset in engine power - and a consequent massive speed differential.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“These fuel surcharges really feel like tariffs 2.0,” said Mazur, referring to the fees parcel carriers charge to offset transportation costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The IEA responded to the crisis on March 11 by announcing the largest-ever release of 400 million barrels from emergency oil stocks to help offset the losses.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

It was not pure white, but rather a grayish offset, and its wide skirts and bodice were encrusted with thousands of minuscule crystals that reminded Celaena of the surface of the sea.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas