counterbalance

Example Sentences

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Viewers are meant to think this banal instance of unseemly actions provides a counterbalance to the initial revelation about the other partner, but it’s not in the same moral universe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“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

Societies would need to eliminate all emissions they reasonably can, then counterbalance the "residual" emissions that cannot be removed.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2025

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