offset
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Jensen proposes a machine-labor token tax to offset white-collar job disruption and fund safety oversight.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Gains across the company’s cloud business helped offset revenue from the company’s software unit, which fell 3% as customers continue to migrate from on-premises software to the cloud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Manhattan appeals court ruled that the regulator can keep SVB Financial Group’s deposit to offset damages, shutting down a key source of recovery for investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Rabin said potential benefits could also be offset by side effects such as nausea, fatigue and the loss of muscle mass.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Up close, though, these warring hues were offset by the brilliant ring of gold around her pupils.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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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
It remains to be seen whether any increase in demand from lower oil prices offsets the relief consumers will get from savings at the pump, on airfares, and other fuel-price sensitive expenditures.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Across the study area, the researchers estimated that rock weathering offsets about 35 percent of river CO2 emissions on average.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
“I don’t think that means I don’t work for a living. I don’t think it somehow offsets the fact that I did four tours in the infantry and served my country in intense combat.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
"Vogel’s got software for calculating course offsets caused by hull breaches, right?"
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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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
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
“However, partly offsetting these risks is a competitive cost position—with the lower cost base providing margin resilience should gold price soften—and a strengthening cash-generation profile.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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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