counterbalance

Example Sentences

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The US has long viewed India as a counterbalance to China's growing influence in the region, but Delhi has never been fully comfortable with owning the tag.

From BBC

Rejecting the term “climate emergency” in favor of “humanity emergency,” Ben Okri puts forth an indictment of humanity that is counterbalanced only by his belief in its capacity for evolution.

From Scientific American

As much as the Biden administration is emphasizing its shoring up of alliances to counterbalance China, this is happening in a shifting world order.

From Los Angeles Times

Levy turned to classical music as a counterbalance to all the news she was consuming.

From Los Angeles Times

So they sought to counterbalance it with efforts to expand food stamp eligibility for veterans, the homeless and others, which Republicans agreed to do.

From New York Times