countering

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A survey from the Conference Board, a research group, suggested that consumer sentiment improved this month, countering evidence from another major poll that showed the mood had darkened.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Honey sometimes represents DHS on cross-departmental conference calls with state election chiefs, an unsettling reality for those who spent years countering the false claims she made from outside the government.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

But survivor Lisa Phillips praised Melania Trump for countering the Department of Justice's narrative that they were closing the chapter on the Epstein files.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Even cheap missiles, though, are more expensive than some other ways of countering drones, including signal jamming, bullets and using other UAVs to smash into enemy vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It flew toward the water, reaching down fully outstretched talons, and I gasped as it snatched up a huge fish and lifted it into the sky, countering the weight with powerful wingbeats.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo