offset
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Booz Allen BAH -1.42%decrease; red down pointing triangle Hamilton reported higher fiscal fourth-quarter profit as its cost-cutting initiatives helped to offset declines in revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner said April's borrowing figure was "substantially higher" than a year earlier, with higher tax receipts being "more than offset by higher spending on benefits and other costs".
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The council voted 12 to 1 to approve Bass’s spending plan, which called for the hiring of 510 Los Angeles Police Department officers to offset resignations and retirements.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The cost of business supplies posted the biggest increase since 2022, forcing companies to lift prices on customers or to cut jobs to offset their own rising expenses.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
His intense feelings were offset by tentativeness, though.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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