offset
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“Overseas storage sites can help keep oil flowing to consumers in the initial phase of a supply shock,” Hussain said, “but they won’t be sufficient to offset a prolonged bout of disruption.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Dairy was down 1.1%, driven by lower butter and cheese prices, as ample supplies and subdued buying interest—particularly in the European Union—more than offset increases in milk powder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
On balance, Samuel Tombs, chief U.S. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, reckons that gains from AI in areas like manufacturing aren’t enough to completely offset losses elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
That means investors have been demanding more compensation to offset perceived AI risks.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
If I ordered additional food on my own, it would increase the amount of exercise I had to do each day, to offset my additional calorie intake.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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Officials are still working out details of the plan, which is likely to allow companies that invest in U.S. factories to receive exemptions or offsets for tariffs on imported vehicles or parts, said the people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
China’s decline in demand and imports accounted for nearly one-third of those offsets, and they’re still running about 4 million barrels per day lower than they were before the war, the J.P.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Areas with continuous permafrost showed only modest offsets.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
It positions investors to profit from a stock rally and offsets the elevated implied volatility that now defines SpaceX calls.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
"Vogel’s got software for calculating course offsets caused by hull breaches, right?"
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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Idexx Laboratories reported strong growth in veterinary diagnostics, offsetting sluggish industry demand.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
The bank reported an increase in third-quarter profit after its corporate and retail banking divisions boosted the group’s revenue, offsetting a decline in its investment bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
China’s rising aluminum production and exports are offsetting war-related supply disruptions in the Persian Gulf, keeping global prices in check.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
For Fielder, who is equal parts lovably strange and dryly hilarious, offsetting other people’s discomfort can be a sizable task.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Me and TaShon lean back, offsetting the tree’s drop into the water.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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