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a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective
charitable giving is usually a good counterbalance to the self-indulgent commercialism of the Christmas season
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to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
a hearty dinner might counterbalance missing lunch
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Recent Examples of counterbalance
Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
The research provides a counterbalance to the rhetoric that employees are fearful of new AI tools replacing them and keen not to see their employers adopt the technology.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 1 Nov. 2024
Abhay Gupta, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Wells Fargo predicts that Boeing will have to sell between $10 and $15 billion in new stock to counterbalance the severe losses from 33,000 workers being on strike for weeks.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
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However, the image of the candidate smiling ecstatically while savagely ripping into her opponent now provides a welcome counterbalance to the apocalyptic vibes of late.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
The research provides a counterbalance to the rhetoric that employees are fearful of new AI tools replacing them and keen not to see their employers adopt the technology.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
Now, grid planners can build a comprehensive strategy that includes alternative solutions like renewable energy generation to counterbalance a data center's demand growth.
—Abhay Gupta, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Wells Fargo predicts that Boeing will have to sell between $10 and $15 billion in new stock to counterbalance the severe losses from 33,000 workers being on strike for weeks.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
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This includes teachers, firefighters, police officers and their spouses, all of which deal with the impacts of the windfall elimination provision (WEP) and the government pension offset (GPO).Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Other forms of carbon removal, notably planting forests, are much cheaper than DAC, and removal offsets also compete with offsets for renewable energy, which avoid emitting new emissions.Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 18 Sep. 2024
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The current generation are operator controlled, and so could be neutralized by jamming.David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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This neutralizes the acid and protects the tooth enamel.Anna Bader, Glamour, 3 Dec. 2024
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Because fresh popcorn breaks apart more easily than stale popcorn, leave the popcorn in a bowl on the counter for a day or two.Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
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Find Out Who Took Home the Season 33 Mirrorball Trophy The video then transitioned to a shot of the couple standing over their kitchen counter and sharing their first meal in their new apartment.Esther Kang, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Editor’s note: This story was updated Dec. 6, the same day as publication, to correct the spelling of Dorothée Chaoui-Derieux’s name.Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
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If the previous sentence weren’t true, then always forward-looking U.S. (and global) stock markets would have already corrected in a way that would that would make 1929, 1987 and 2008 seem tame by comparison.John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The best modern party tops find a balance between staple and investment—with liquid-like textures defining them.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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This could be a defining moment for finding a balance between independence and partnership — don’t ignore the discomfort.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Moscow, in particular, is concerned about losing key military installations that its sees as a counterweight to NATO in the region — a naval base at Tartus on the Mediterranean coast and the Hmeimim air base in Syria's Latakia province.Scott Neuman, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
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At a time of year when to-do lists become gargantuan and materialism rockets, religious practitioners from a variety of Christian denominations say that the spiritual practice of Advent provides a counterweight to the Christmas season’s commercialism.Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Counterbalance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterbalance. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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