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counteract

[kaun-ter-akt] / ˌkaʊn tərˈækt /


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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

This could counteract the gradual loss of altitude that threatens the telescope's future and potentially allow it to continue making scientific discoveries for additional years.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Even if the Fed can’t counteract the disruption that is pushing up prices, he said, it can slow the bleed of, say, higher diesel prices into other goods by reducing demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

“Oh, it’s OK,” the Dodgers would say, “because we can always slug to counteract it. And we have incredible starting pitching, so we can get away with it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Some thought that he was making a strong effort to counteract the truth about America that I was telling every chance I got.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Gravity makes dark matter clump together, but dark energy counteracts this effect.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2024

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

This results in an electrical voltage -- the so-called thermoelectric voltage -- which counteracts the thermally excited movement of the charge carriers.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 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

Researchers applied voltage to electrodes near the inner masses, creating an electrostatic force that counteracted gravity.

From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2026

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

But there are other pathways counteracting that, so eventually you might start to gain some weight back, says Apovian.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 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

Much of the rainfall fell in the first half of April, counteracting the above-average temperatures.

From BBC ● May 1, 2024

“That still sounds fishy, a poison counteracting a poison.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt


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