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

"One head, one crown. But I'll need ballast. Are you with me?"

From Salon

The team signed numerous players to contracts worth between $10 million and $20 million annually in recent seasons, believing that, at worst, the players could be enticing trade ballast.

From Los Angeles Times

But it was his association with the young Martin Luther King Jr., begun in 1956, that gave Belafonte the ballast he seemed to crave in life.

From Washington Post

"And it ties in UAE interests into European energy security, which will act as a ballast against the EU's strong push on net zero targets," he added.

From Reuters