counteract
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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
AI’s sycophancy reinforces human confirmation bias, but users can employ tactics to counteract this tendency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
Former Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given suggested earlier this season that keeping players up while defending corners could be an effective way to counteract Arsenal's threat.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
To counteract any evil result of that bad conjunction he walked quickly past the ranch house, through the chicken yard, through the vegetable patch, until he came at last to the brush line.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing counteract
"Don't ban peanuts at school"
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Academic Vocabulary, Unit 3
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Part 3 Vocabulary (Unit 3)
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