counterbalance

"We initially thought the kidney-protective effects of SGLT2 inhibitors might counterbalance the potential harms associated with DCCBs," said Dr. Agur.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

“Badlands,” where Springsteen exhorts, “talk about a dream, try to make it real,” comes after “Tom Joad” as a counterbalance to the tale of hope and despair that precedes it.

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

"And the best way to counterbalance it is with a living example, with reality,"

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

“This factor acts as a counterbalance to geopolitical optimism, limiting the magnitude of upward moves.”

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

“Listen, I know what happened earlier was heavy stuff. The deliverance prayer can be pretty draining. But can I tell you something that might counterbalance what you heard here last night?”

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

What’s more, there’s an ease to all of these things — a soft tenderness that counterbalances the frigidity — as if such intensity comes casually.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

But as fertility rates fall, migration counterbalances the negative effects of an ageing population and labour force contraction, the report said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

This distant mass counterbalances the Local Group's gravity.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026

But he cites longstanding maritime connections and the military police as reassuring counterbalances.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2023

Sometimes the personal element or spirit of a work is so pleasing that it more than counterbalances defects of form, and wins its way to the popular heart.

From Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism by F. V. N. (Franklin Verzelius Newton) Painter

The gags are counterbalanced by generous helpings of schmaltz, with much talk of the power of the feminine and how sisterhood defeats all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Chief Justice John Roberts, who authored the opinions in Slaughter and Cook, handed them down as a paired set, as though one counterbalanced the other.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

You might wonder why this negative effect isn’t counterbalanced by the more upbeat mood of investors whose favorite team has won.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026

Their measurements found that during the day, green spaces are indeed cooler than the surrounding built-up areas, but this effect is often counterbalanced by increased humidity.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2024

A population’s inherent inclination to expand would be severely counterbalanced by the limitations of resources; its natural wont met by natural want.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

And then the relationship with Andi is so counterbalancing in a really delightful way.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

Another is Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, which adviser Mike Casey, who is based in Alexandria, Va., suggested as a way to provide an inflation hedge for retirees — something that is important beyond simply counterbalancing stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026

From an economist’s view, hiking rates and counterbalancing the fiscal push is what the BOJ should do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

"Our research suggests that the counterbalancing temperature and emission feedbacks should be considered to improve the accuracy of climate change predictions in the Arctic."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024

“I will here express but one sentiment,” Hamilton warned his Federalist colleagues, “which is, the Dismemberment of our Empire will be a clear sacrifice...without any counterbalancing good.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis