counteract
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Powell, speaking to students at Harvard University, laid out the textbook case for patience: Energy disruptions tend to be short-lived, and monetary policy works too slowly to counteract them in real time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Building on this, the researchers explored whether adding NAC or Se to the diet could counteract those effects.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
None of it did much to counteract the sense that life had become too expensive.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Former Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given suggested earlier this season that keeping players up while defending corners could be an effective way to counteract Arsenal's threat.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
Eventually, it sealed the gaps around the hole and reduced the leak to something the suit could counteract.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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Vocabulary lists containing counteract
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