offset
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To offset the immense fixed costs of running idle assembly lines, legacy European and UK automakers are opening their doors to Chinese rivals.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Stronger European output has offset another roughly 20% of those supply interruptions, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
That offset the market impact of ongoing attacks on Saudi Arabian infrastructure from Houthi fighters in Yemen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Tax-loss selling, of course, is the practice of selling stocks held at a loss in order to offset any capital gains that investors may have realized earlier in the year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
To offset the running cost, Hubler decided to sell some credit default swaps on triple-A-rated subprime CDOs, and take in some premiums of his own.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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
However, analyst David Low says the A$30 million cost of leasing the lab more than offsets savings on interest payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The chip maker offsets a stagnant auto market by producing power-chip solutions and optical cable for data centers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
"Vogel’s got software for calculating course offsets caused by hull breaches, right?"
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Demand from industrial groups for the metal is rising, offsetting a fall in demand from carmakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
How should I structure my $1.53 million portfolio to provide additional passive income while also offsetting inflation?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Sales declined in the company’s videogames segment and preowned and refurbished division, offsetting growth in collectibles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Tice has also suggested cutting business rates for high street shops, offsetting the cost by increasing the tax for online retailers.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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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