counterbalance
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“This factor acts as a counterbalance to geopolitical optimism, limiting the magnitude of upward moves.”
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Yet fears of layoffs might still act as a counterbalance.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
Pratt found solace in his own creative artwork every evening, she explained, a counterbalance to the grisliness he confronted all day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
They also sought better relations with the US as a counterbalance to their dependence on China, at a time when the Obama administration was making its celebrated "pivot" to Asia.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
To counterbalance the effect of these new political allies, the authorities also put a handful of common-law prisoners in our section.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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