counterweight

Example Sentences

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Gilligan also created “Pluribus” as a counterweight to the antihero era he helped define by contributing two unforgettable linchpins, Walter White and Saul Goodman.

From Salon

Since taking over in 2019, he has played a major role in changing the company’s mission from a nonprofit meant to serve as a counterweight to Big Tech companies.

From Washington Post

As relations between Beijing and Washington grow more fraught, Mr. Xi’s need for Russia as a counterweight only increases.

From New York Times

But others see the randomness and scheming as welcome counterweights to pure strategy games.

From New York Times

“It felt like a nice kind of counterweight.”

From Washington Post