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counteract

[koun-ter-akt] / ˌkaʊn tərˈækt /


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Elliot, who is a collector, said social media, influencers and celebrities like Logan Paul and Henry Cavill are helping counteract a "stigma".

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Idaho french-fry maker Lamb Weston Holdings said it raised prices in North America to counteract rising costs for everything but potatoes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Postal Service to counteract its growing financial losses while the agency is “in the midst of the severe financial crisis amid rising operational costs.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

“Those micro doses of movement throughout the day can counteract the effects.”

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

The paramedic disinfected Ear’s wound and fed plasma into his arm to counteract the shock.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

This mysterious form of energy produces an outward pressure that counteracts gravity and prevents complete collapse.

From Science Daily Jun. 14, 2026

Now, researchers report that a once-promising new drug, an antibody that counteracts a pernicious toxin in the viper’s venom, has failed in animal trials.

From Science Magazine Jan. 16, 2024

"I do believe that we can win," he counteracts, "and I won't stop fighting until we do."

From BBC Jan. 12, 2024

The shocking presence of bright blue in a white gallery space also counteracts East Germany’s reputation as a colorless place.

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2023

This counteracts the immense pressure on the bottom of the dam.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

And one 10-second play from Friday’s Game 2 shows just how the Knicks have counteracted the player known as The Alien—by manipulating space and time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

Drones can also be counteracted with “kinetic” systems, which can shoot down drones.

From Barron's Mar. 4, 2026

Bovino’s version of events quickly counteracted by videos of Pretti’s death.

From Salon Jan. 27, 2026

In 2025, researchers at the University of Louvain and Imperial College London clarified how this harmful chain reaction might be counteracted.

From Science Daily Dec. 8, 2025

But if they had been alerted to the plan, their anxiety could have counteracted the sedative.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

The franc’s strength over the past several months is likely exerting downward price pressure on some goods imports, counteracting the effects of higher energy prices, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

This time we just felt that the way of counteracting the upheaval and negativity that exists currently in our country was to look at it from a different perspective: with love, compassion, faith and education.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

It has an inclined tourbillon, a feature aimed at improving accuracy by counteracting gravity, which adds to its rarity in the watch world.

From Salon Dec. 19, 2024

Much of the rainfall fell in the first half of April, counteracting the above-average temperatures.

From BBC May 1, 2024

Thus there is both a steady flow of genes among maize landraces and a force counteracting that flow.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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