offset
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That should be offset by stronger growth in Europe, Campari’s biggest region by sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
This means that any welfare savings could, in the near term at least, be offset by additional spending in other departments.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
He has been on the fringes of the Lakers rotation in part because his three-point shot is not reliable enough to offset his consistent defensive tenacity and energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The BEA said the acceleration in GDP growth was driven by an increase in investment and an upturn in government spending, which were partially offset by a decrease in exports.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
If I ordered additional food on my own, it would increase the amount of exercise I had to do each day, to offset my additional calorie intake.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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China’s decline in demand and imports accounted for nearly one-third of those offsets, and they’re still running about 4 million barrels per day lower than they were before the war, the J.P.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Across the study area, the researchers estimated that rock weathering offsets about 35 percent of river CO2 emissions on average.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
However, analyst David Low says the A$30 million cost of leasing the lab more than offsets savings on interest payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The chip maker offsets a stagnant auto market by producing power-chip solutions and optical cable for data centers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
"Vogel’s got software for calculating course offsets caused by hull breaches, right?"
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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For Fielder, who is equal parts lovably strange and dryly hilarious, offsetting other people’s discomfort can be a sizable task.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
But this stable aggregate masks large cross-country offsetting movements.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
“Interest rates are big headwind, and offsetting that is the extremely positive earnings outlook,” Mian said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
Construction activity increased for a fourth consecutive month, offsetting a pullback during the final months of last year and at the start of 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Me and TaShon lean back, offsetting the tree’s drop into the water.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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