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The cooling kit is not mandatory but any driver who chooses not to use it has to carry 5kg of ballast in their car to ensure he does not have a competitive advantage.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Some have worried about a repeat of 2022, when bond funds got crushed by rising rates, disappointing many who hoped their fixed-income holdings would act as a ballast to stock-market losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Of this, $4.6 billion would be allocated to an education “Rainy Day Fund” as ballast against future economic downturns.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

Their models realized that government bonds are no longer providing ballast against equity crashes.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026

A number of them had hopped planes to join me for unglamorous stops on the campaign trail, giving me emotional ballast when I needed it most.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Their strong values-based cultures, deep commitment to their communities, and longer-term investment horizons, act like ballasts on a ship — working together to absorb shocks and navigate through treacherous waters.

From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2024

Emotional Support Water Bottles can serve as psychological ballasts.

From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2024

“Removing those PCB ballasts is something the state should be doing,” she said, adding that replacing outdated fixtures with energy-efficient lights saved other schools money.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2022

In addition, the great mixing of species transported across the world in the ballasts of ships opens up new, vulnerable ecosystems to these super-adaptors.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2015

Pattie then snapped off the bright fluorescent ballasts.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

The savings would be delivered through lower design speeds, ballasted track, UK rather than European standard cross-sections and building on the existing rail network.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2024

Her sturdy presence ballasted unconventional work and gave substance to the eccentric roles she was drawn to, though like Gambon she could adapt to any theatrical circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

Intellectual curiosity, emotional complexity, lingering questions about spirituality and unadulterated whimsy ballasted the world of Charlie Brown and his gang.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2023

On the court, it is a reliable support structure that has ballasted the Wizards this season to an intense degree.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2022

Stuart carried stones from the beach down to the water’s edge and ballasted the canoe with the stones until it floated evenly and steadily.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White

“Loadings will continue until the ballasting tankers are all used up, as Middle East producers simply don’t have a lot of onshore storage where to put the crude.”

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026

Unbalanced because of inefficient ballasting and overcrowded too, the Joola was in no state to survive the heavy storm that hit it just off the coast of The Gambia and after capsizing, it soon sank.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2022

Owners are mostly decelerating on the so-called ballasting leg of journeys, when they’re sailing empty, said Martin Korsvold, a Pareto analyst.

From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 9, 2011

Legion officers scouted the idea, pointed out that wives, children, fathers, mothers and other relatives of Legionnaires will accompany them with ballasting effect.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is called a "ballasting resistance" and is usually an iron wire in a glass bulb containing hydrogen.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew