ballast

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Anything that adds ballast and soaks up the warm bits without overpowering them earns a spot here.

From Salon

Equally important, its array of other businesses—cloud computing, IT consulting, artificial intelligence, and various hardware and software products—provides valuable ballast that can keep the company on course even if quantum doesn’t pan out.

From Barron's

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

Bonds are faring better now and seem to be back in their traditional role as ballast in portfolios.

From Barron's

But most pros believe that 2022 was an anomaly caused by the Federal Reserve’s steep interest-rate hikes to combat inflation, and that bonds have returned to their traditional role as ballast in portfolios.

From Barron's