counterweight

Example Sentences

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With the domestic economy still grinding through weak consumption and industrial overcapacity, Xi can present a smoother U.S. relationship as a counterweight to the discontent simmering in property, employment and local finance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

At the Blue Note, Jean performs a kind of Haitian exceptionalism: a sensorially rich, festal theater that serves as a necessary counterweight to the country’s grim realities of poverty and political neglect.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

In that context, his willingness to speak plainly without resorting to spectacle underscores his enduring role as a moral counterweight in an increasingly volatile political landscape.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

One overlooked area to consider is midcap stocks — those of medium-size companies that can get overlooked as investors consider small-cap companies as a counterweight to familiar large caps.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

But this was the counterweight, the act of binding and holding.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes