offset

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ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner said April's borrowing figure was "substantially higher" than a year earlier, with higher tax receipts being "more than offset by higher spending on benefits and other costs".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The council voted 12 to 1 to approve Bass’s spending plan, which called for the hiring of 510 Los Angeles Police Department officers to offset resignations and retirements.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

This will partially offset softer downstream margins and elevated cash capital expenditure of $20.9 billion, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The cost of business supplies posted the biggest increase since 2022, forcing companies to lift prices on customers or to cut jobs to offset their own rising expenses.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

For Swann’s frequent moves from institution to institution hinted at an aspect of his personality that offset his blazing intellect: he had a tendency to rub his peers the wrong way.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik