counteract

At the republic’s dawn, James Madison anticipated that each branch’s “ambition” would counteract others’ inordinate “ambition.”

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 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

For those over 40, creatine can not only help counteract age-related muscle loss, but “it can be helpful for bone health,” Zaslow says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

I can’t even sit long enough to draw—I’m pacing back and forth on deck to counteract the motion of the sea again.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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

To make his equations compatible with that assumption, he introduced a mathematical term that counteracted gravity, calling it the "cosmological constant."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 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

Drones can also be counteracted with “kinetic” systems, which can shoot down drones.

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 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

“The forecast is shaped by two counteracting forces,” said Asa Johansson, director of policy studies at the OECD.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

The researchers also observed brain activity patterns that resembled the effects of a good night's sleep, counteracting the typical brain changes associated with sleep deprivation.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2025

So counteracting these systems becomes even more critical.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025

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