counterbalance

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Pratt found solace in his own creative artwork every evening, she explained, a counterbalance to the grisliness he confronted all day.

From The Wall Street Journal

A classical stadium at its end would counterbalance the Greek-temple-inspired Lincoln Memorial at the opposite terminus.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

But the impact was small because rising import costs were counterbalanced by falling demand as imports and exports dropped and manufacturing activity contracted.

From The Wall Street Journal