offset

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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

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

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

Wunderbar in Glasgow told BBC Scotland News it would have to lay off staff to offset a more than £500,000 rise in the tax.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

But if there were hardships to be borne, they were partly offset by the fact that life nowadays had a greater dignity than it had had before.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell