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counteract

[koun-ter-akt] / ˌkaʊn tərˈækt /


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The question is, how does A.I.-based research either reinforce or counteract the biases in information-gathering processes that journalists already use?

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

None of it did much to counteract the sense that life had become too expensive.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Announcing its approval, the FCC said the deal would help "counteract the growing imbalance of power" between local broadcast TV stations and the large media firms, including Fox, Disney and Paramount, that dominate programming.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The researchers evaluated whether WUSTL0717 could counteract the severe weight loss that often follows small bowel resection.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

I can’t even sit long enough to draw—I’m pacing back and forth on deck to counteract the motion of the sea again.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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