counterbalance

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Because the wealthy are ideologically diverse, their participation can counterbalance these different forms of elite power.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

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 • Jan. 14, 2026

Societies would need to eliminate all emissions they reasonably can, then counterbalance the "residual" emissions that cannot be removed.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2025

The First Offset, went the argument, had been the use of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles to counterbalance the Soviet advantage in men and tanks in the early Cold War.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

In that role, Rabi strove to present a reasoned counterbalance to Strauss’s unrelenting opposition to a test ban.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik