counteract
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Idaho french-fry maker Lamb Weston Holdings said it raised prices in North America to counteract rising costs for everything but potatoes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Briant said she believes that the only way to counteract increased manipulation through social media influencers is to impose harsh penalties when paid content is not disclosed.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
“Therefore, a drop in U.S. equity prices is needed to unleash disinflationary forces in the broader economy and counteract the inflationary impulse from higher oil and food prices,” Budaghyan said.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
A diet packed with fruit and vegetables, rather than going all in on ultra-processed foods, will contain potassium, which can counteract some of the impact of salt.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
“Relax, I’m just trying to counteract the Doritos.”
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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It tries to remove psychological and practical barriers to individual choice and counteracts beliefs or values that might dissuade people from adopting new foods.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2024
Now, researchers report that a once-promising new drug, an antibody that counteracts a pernicious toxin in the viper’s venom, has failed in animal trials.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 16, 2024
"I do believe that we can win," he counteracts, "and I won't stop fighting until we do."
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024
"For example, Denmark is a pioneer when it comes to producing biogas. But if just a few percent of the methane from this process escapes, it counteracts any climate gains," concludes Johnson.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2023
This counteracts the immense pressure on the bottom of the dam.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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And one 10-second play from Friday’s Game 2 shows just how the Knicks have counteracted the player known as The Alien—by manipulating space and time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Drones can also be counteracted with “kinetic” systems, which can shoot down drones.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
In 2025, researchers at the University of Louvain and Imperial College London clarified how this harmful chain reaction might be counteracted.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2025
The second is when the key holds are removed and the self-reinforcing dynamics are counteracted by, for example, a new bumper harvest or the provision of scaled-up humanitarian assistance.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2024
I guess Joey and I counteracted the brain-loss effect caused by Chas Becker’s brilliance.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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“The forecast is shaped by two counteracting forces,” said Asa Johansson, director of policy studies at the OECD.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
It has an inclined tourbillon, a feature aimed at improving accuracy by counteracting gravity, which adds to its rarity in the watch world.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024
Much of the rainfall fell in the first half of April, counteracting the above-average temperatures.
From BBC ● May 1, 2024
Among other things, it is involved in counteracting inflammation and healing wounds.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
Their existence had been predicted in 1934 by Japanese physicist Hideki Yukawa, who speculated that they carried the force that binds the atomic nucleus together, counteracting the mutual electromagnetic repulsion of its positively charged protons.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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