counterbalance

Example Sentences

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"And the best way to counterbalance it is with a living example, with reality,"

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Noting that this year, professional juries were returning to the semi-finals as a counterbalance to the public vote, "we have one of the most safest, secure and fair voting systems," he told reporters.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Viewers are meant to think this banal instance of unseemly actions provides a counterbalance to the initial revelation about the other partner, but it’s not in the same moral universe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Over the past year, some stores raised prices, cut costs and canceled plans to counterbalance more expensive imports.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

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