counterbalance
Example Sentences
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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
A classical stadium at its end would counterbalance the Greek-temple-inspired Lincoln Memorial at the opposite terminus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 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
To counterbalance the effect of these new political allies, the authorities also put a handful of common-law prisoners in our section.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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