counterbalance
Example Sentences
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Another is Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, which adviser Mike Casey, who is based in Alexandria, Va., suggested as a way to provide an inflation hedge for retirees — something that is important beyond simply counterbalancing stocks.
From MarketWatch
Mexico has historically had close ties with Cuba as a way to counterbalance U.S. power in the region.
Pratt found solace in his own creative artwork every evening, she explained, a counterbalance to the grisliness he confronted all day.
A classical stadium at its end would counterbalance the Greek-temple-inspired Lincoln Memorial at the opposite terminus.
They also sought better relations with the US as a counterbalance to their dependence on China, at a time when the Obama administration was making its celebrated "pivot" to Asia.
From BBC
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