counterweight
Example Sentences
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In December, the head of Hegseth’s church’s denomination, Doug Wilson, celebrated the secretary as a counterweight to “men with a My-Little-Pony fetish.”
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026
Back then it was seen as a good counterweight to tech and fairly Amazon-proof to boot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
One overlooked area to consider is midcap stocks — those of medium-size companies that can get overlooked as investors consider small-cap companies as a counterweight to familiar large caps.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026
Days later, Carney delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he urged smaller nations to band together as an economic counterweight to larger powers.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
She was her resourceful self, but she was also an instinctive counterweight to Ralph’s activity — a fixed center.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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