counterweight
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Haakon has said Mette-Marit helped him come out of his shell and described her as an emotional counterweight to his analytical mind.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Now the honest counterweight, because every scare story deserves one.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Even sub-Saharan Africa, long the demographic counterweight to falling birthrates elsewhere, is declining, to around 4.41 from 7.0.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
“Warsh’s confidence that the balance sheet can be shrunk or shifted to short-term assets as a counterweight to policy rate cuts may be misplaced,” he said.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
She was her resourceful self, but she was also an instinctive counterweight to Ralph’s activity — a fixed center.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
