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Example Sentences
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Amazon.com told customers of its fulfillment services Thursday that it will apply a 3.5% surcharge to fulfillment fees beginning April 17 to help offset increased fuel and logistics costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Peters said he raised some prices by $5 to $7 last year to help offset the cost of tariffs and received a lot of pushback from customers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
That lack of fear percolates through Ambiguous Desire, where every pang of doubt is offset by a moment of euphoria or beauty.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
The IEA responded to the crisis on March 11 by announcing the largest-ever release of 400 million barrels from emergency oil stocks to help offset the losses.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
These latter were things that solitary gill-netters could appreciate and offset their distrust of a word shaper who sat behind a typewriter all day.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.