ballast

Example Sentences

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Heat at the base of a continent can weaken and remove part of its dense root, making the continent lighter and more buoyant, like a hot air balloon rising after dropping its ballast.

From Science Daily

Their identification with somebody who they believe is strong and self-created gives them ballast.

From Salon

Beneath the head-spinning plot twists of “Hang the Moon,” historical research gives the novel its ballast.

From New York Times

López Obrador has imported coronavirus vaccines, medical workers and stone railway ballast from Cuba, but has shown little taste for socialist policies at home.

From Washington Times

Water saturation has undermined the ground beneath the track ballast.

From Washington Post