offset
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On Thursday, the City Council approved a $15-billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which included funds to hire 510 new officers — just enough to offset turnover and maintain current staffing levels.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
This led to supermarkets putting limits on how many eggs each customer could buy and both producers and retailers put prices up to offset their losses.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
It’s thanks to an edge in using drones, thousands of which are manufactured daily, that Ukrainian forces have been able to offset Russia’s manpower advantage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
It could help the Gulf economies offset U.S. tariff pressure and the Middle East war-related disruptions, Ansari says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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
Vocabulary lists containing offset
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