offset
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In the fiscal first quarter, delivered sales were up 10% in the retail segment, but that was more than offset by a decline in wholesale delivered sales, which suffered from choppy order patterns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
This strength was partially offset by a miss from acoustics, he writes in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The move comes as other Medicare Advantage providers are curtailing markets and trimming benefits to offset rising costs in the health-insurance market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The company said tariff refunds would help to offset higher fuel and production costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
She was dressed in her work uniform—navy pants, navy shirt with a name tag, offset by her fuzzy, dingy pink house slippers.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
U.S. natural gas futures gave back Friday’s gains with soft LNG exports, strong production and healthy storage remaining as offsets to summertime cooling demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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
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
Some are offsetting costs by avoiding baggage fees, with 21% of respondents saying they switched to airlines that include baggage in fares and 29% opting to only bring a carry-on to avoid bag fees.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
“It doesn’t necessarily mean residents are better off or worse off in any particular city, but it can show areas where median household income is outpacing inflation, offsetting the impact of rising costs,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
It’s considered in the climate community to be the likeliest proposal for offsetting about 1 degree Celsius of planetary warming that computer models attribute to accumulated emissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
North America revenue was down 9% at $609.8 million, offsetting a 5% gain in international revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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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