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counteract

[koun-ter-akt] / ˌkaʊn tərˈækt /


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The question is, how does A.I.-based research either reinforce or counteract the biases in information-gathering processes that journalists already use?

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

None of it did much to counteract the sense that life had become too expensive.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Those sources of uncertainty could counteract positive signs the economy was previously showing and have made projecting the rest of the fiscal year far more difficult, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

One recent study has already demonstrated that exercise can help counteract aging linked to cancer.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

“Relax, I’m just trying to counteract the Doritos.”

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway




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