counteract
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As inflation surged in 2021 and 2022, lower PCE readings created less urgency for the Fed to raise rates and counteract what it at the time referred to as transitory inflation.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
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
Announcing its approval, the FCC said the deal would help "counteract the growing imbalance of power" between local broadcast TV stations and the large media firms, including Fox, Disney and Paramount, that dominate programming.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
In the new study, the team explored whether GLP-1 drugs could counteract this process and reopen the tiny blood vessels that become blocked.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026
I bet if I did, he’d suggest meditation or come out with some Zen koan to counteract it.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
Vocabulary lists containing counteract
"Don't ban peanuts at school"
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