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The PGA Tour takes two drives from every player's round from holes faced in opposite directions to counteract the effect of wind.

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Defending teams tried to counteract this in the Premier League last season by putting an extra defender next to their keeper as a makeshift bodyguard, aiming to absorb the contact from the 'blocker'.

From BBC

To counteract the unpredictable schedule, top clubs have employed multiple analysts in similar roles to divide the load.

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In the document, California officials argued that one of the most important ways to counteract federal actions is to find state funding to restore subsidies for zero-emission vehicles.

History teaches us that populism has recurring pathologies; it is especially important to recognize and counteract them.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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