ballast

Example Sentences

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“This reflects both the halt of inbound ballast traffic and the time required to reestablish production following restart of the plant,” they said.

From The Wall Street Journal

To be sure, security co-operation remains the ballast in an otherwise choppy relationship.

From BBC

Treasurys no longer provide portfolio ballast — and to mind potential sentiment shifts.

From MarketWatch

Earnings per share are still much lower for Carnival and Norwegian, though, because of financial ballast they picked up to survive the industry’s shutdown—debt and stock issued to just stay in business.

From The Wall Street Journal

They used a winch system to pull the crane off the ship, while a crew member adjusted the ballast of the vessel to ensure it stayed level with the dock.

From The Wall Street Journal