counterbalance

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Yet fears of layoffs might still act as a counterbalance.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Mexico has historically had close ties with Cuba as a way to counterbalance U.S. power in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

They also sought better relations with the US as a counterbalance to their dependence on China, at a time when the Obama administration was making its celebrated "pivot" to Asia.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

This, he wrote, made it more important than ever to provide a counterbalance of “dense, broad, luxuriant green bodies of foliage.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson