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Alphabet’s vertically integrated tech stack has offset some of the overspending fears and shielded the stock from the worst of the tech selloff, Treacy added.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

This has offset a weaker performance of Chemring’s sensors and information business caused by a delayed U.K. government order, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

American Airlines reported a smaller than expected loss Thursday, pointing to robust travel demand from wealthier customers that has offset weakness among lower-income consumers.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

In both 2022 and 2023, meanwhile, nearly 2 million tons of waste were processed through an air district program that has offset the price of chipping, shredding and mulching agricultural waste.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2025

The Europeans have had an advantage, too, in respect to cheaper labor, which has offset somewhat our own advantage from the use of reclaimed rubber as a cheap material.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 by Various