counteract
Example Sentences
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Speaking to students at Harvard University, he laid out the textbook case for patience: Energy disruptions tend to be short-lived and monetary policy works too slowly to counteract them in real time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
None of it did much to counteract the sense that life had become too expensive.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Announcing its approval, the FCC said the deal would help "counteract the growing imbalance of power" between local broadcast TV stations and the large media firms, including Fox, Disney and Paramount, that dominate programming.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
The researchers evaluated whether WUSTL0717 could counteract the severe weight loss that often follows small bowel resection.
From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026
The pigs had an even harder struggle to counteract the lies put about by Moses, the tame raven.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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