counterbalance
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“Badlands,” where Springsteen exhorts, “talk about a dream, try to make it real,” comes after “Tom Joad” as a counterbalance to the tale of hope and despair that precedes it.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Noting that this year, professional juries were returning to the semi-finals as a counterbalance to the public vote, "we have one of the most safest, secure and fair voting systems," he told reporters.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Yet fears of layoffs might still act as a counterbalance.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
To counterbalance the hefty AI spending, Amazon has cut back in other areas, most notably among its white-collar workforce.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
As a counterbalance, then, we begin with that everfresh and exciting odium: the author’s formal introduction.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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