counterbalance
Example Sentences
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"And the best way to counterbalance it is with a living example, with reality,"
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Noting that this year, professional juries were returning to the semi-finals as a counterbalance to the public vote, "we have one of the most safest, secure and fair voting systems," he told reporters.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Because the wealthy are ideologically diverse, their participation can counterbalance these different forms of elite power.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
A classical stadium at its end would counterbalance the Greek-temple-inspired Lincoln Memorial at the opposite terminus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 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
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