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counterweight

[koun-ter-weyt] / ˈkaʊn tərˌweɪt /




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North Korea could also serve as a useful counterweight to US partners in the region, including South Korea and Japan, analysts said.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“What we don’t know is how much of this preference is meant as a counterweight to incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s presumed dovish bias,” LeBas said.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

At the Blue Note, Jean performs a kind of Haitian exceptionalism: a sensorially rich, festal theater that serves as a necessary counterweight to the country’s grim realities of poverty and political neglect.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 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

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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