countervailing
Example Sentences
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“While conflict-related disruptions are weighing on commodity trade flows, an improved trade policy environment and buoyant AI-related investment provide countervailing support to global trade,” the bank said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
There are three countervailing arguments that should prompt individuals, especially those nearing retirement, to give bonds a closer look.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026
The 10-percent lumber tariff stacks on anti-dumping and countervailing duties the country faces, and the United States recently more than doubled these to 35 percent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
Some companies are moving their production into countries that are not on the anti-dumping or countervailing tax lists of the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
But he saw that other factors were exerting a countervailing force.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
