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counteract

[kaun-ter-akt] / ˌkaʊn tərˈækt /


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AC Milan's win against United, however, may have provided clues as to how teams might counteract Carrick's defensive set-up - notably with the use of a 5-2-3 formation.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

In writing history, there must be intense rigor — evidence is important and if you have evidence that should counteract any bias or hypothesis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 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

More strongly than my fondness for Pecola, I felt a need for someone to want the black baby to live—just to counteract the universal love of white baby dolls, Shirley Temples, and Maureen Peals.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Gravity makes dark matter clump together, but dark energy counteracts this effect.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2024

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

This bunching up counteracts the pulses' tendency to spread out and allows the microcombs to work properly.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2023

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

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

An attractive force pulling the particles together is precisely counteracted by pressure produced by the fermions, keeping the droplet from collapsing.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

But a sharp fall in food inflation counteracted increases elsewhere.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

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

The Spaniards counteracted this threat by inventing a pretext to seize the tlatoani in his own palace, making him first their captive and then their puppet.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

But there are other pathways counteracting that, so eventually you might start to gain some weight back, says Apovian.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 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

There is no way of counteracting this weapon, which attacks targets at a speed of 10 Mach, or 2.5-3km/s, he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024

Among other things, it is involved in counteracting inflammation and healing wounds.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024

“Perhaps, given sufficient time. Part of counteracting an enchantment is understanding who placed it, and how.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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