Example Sentences

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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

Taylor's worries are counteracted by career-high paydays for the female fighters on an event being broadcast on Netflix in the streaming giant's first venture into live boxing.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024

The second is when the key holds are removed and the self-reinforcing dynamics are counteracted by, for example, a new bumper harvest or the provision of scaled-up humanitarian assistance.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2024

The Spaniards counteracted this threat by inventing a pretext to seize the tlatoani in his own palace, making him first their captive and then their puppet.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann