Example Sentences

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The company also had plenty of positive updates in store, which may have offset the less-than-ideal numbers.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Wolves have incurred substantial losses over the past two seasons, but successful player sale profits have offset these.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2025

Fraga noted that Harris could very easily have offset the marginal gains Trump made with Latino voters with small pick-ups in support among white women in states like Georgia.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024

Had SoCalGas saved those reserves for later in the winter, the company could have offset some costs for customers, said Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, a Santa Monica nonprofit.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2023

Robust growth in non-traditional exports have offset declines in the maquila exports, while remittances and external aid offset the trade deficit from high oil prices and strong import demand for consumer and intermediate goods.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency