counteracting

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“The forecast is shaped by two counteracting forces,” said Asa Johansson, director of policy studies at the OECD.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024

Their existence had been predicted in 1934 by Japanese physicist Hideki Yukawa, who speculated that they carried the force that binds the atomic nucleus together, counteracting the mutual electromagnetic repulsion of its positively charged protons.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik