counterweight
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verb (used with object)
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For Asia especially, another counterweight to strains from the energy shock has been buoyant exports.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon, said he thought Powell would remain, adding that it "would help preserve institutional continuity, anchor the existing communication approach, and provide a stabilizing counterweight during the transition."
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
In December, the head of Hegseth’s church’s denomination, Doug Wilson, celebrated the secretary as a counterweight to “men with a My-Little-Pony fetish.”
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026
As a historical counterweight, consider Jonas Salk, the inventor of the polio vaccine, who refused to patent it.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
But this was the counterweight, the act of binding and holding.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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