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That means some of the incoming chairs of oversight committees have already been preparing for how to counteract the defenses that were thrown up last time.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

She ultimately decided on building an altar to counteract her fear with the joy of feting life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The discovery reveals why physical activity can counteract some of the changes that weaken muscles with age and points toward potential new treatments for age-related muscle loss.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Cultivating adolescents’ future time perspective is therefore crucial to counteract short-form video addiction’s detrimental effects and bolster their academic buoyancy,” the study’s authors wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

“Sinclair Scientifica wants creative approaches to making artificial rainfall. They believe it can be used to counteract drought and famine across the globe.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

"These cells are probably attempting to clear damage and promote repair, but that process fails, worsens inflammation, and counteracts recovery."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026

Now, researchers report that a once-promising new drug, an antibody that counteracts a pernicious toxin in the viper’s venom, has failed in animal trials.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 16, 2024

"I do believe that we can win," he counteracts, "and I won't stop fighting until we do."

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024

The shocking presence of bright blue in a white gallery space also counteracts East Germany’s reputation as a colorless place.

From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2023

He did this by adding a cosmological constant, an as yet undetected force that counteracts the force of gravity.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Recent rainfall has counteracted the effects of drought on the waterway, through which five percent of global maritime trade passes.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

And one 10-second play from Friday’s Game 2 shows just how the Knicks have counteracted the player known as The Alien—by manipulating space and time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

Bovino’s version of events quickly counteracted by videos of Pretti’s death.

From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2026

But when they do try to play that style of football it can be counteracted very easily, and that is one of the hardest balances to find in football.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2024

I guess Joey and I counteracted the brain-loss effect caused by Chas Becker’s brilliance.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

Nor was this a case of a few rogue officials counteracting company policies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Removing sulphate pollution takes away some of the cooling that had been counteracting greenhouse warming.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The franc’s strength over the past several months is likely exerting downward price pressure on some goods imports, counteracting the effects of higher energy prices, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

It has an inclined tourbillon, a feature aimed at improving accuracy by counteracting gravity, which adds to its rarity in the watch world.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024

Thus there is both a steady flow of genes among maize landraces and a force counteracting that flow.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann