countervail
Example Sentences
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Their grief and fury set in motion the countervailing force of justice that, no matter how belated, cannot be denied.
From Los Angeles Times
There are three countervailing arguments that should prompt individuals, especially those nearing retirement, to give bonds a closer look.
From MarketWatch
Without “cultural invention as a potential countervailing force,” the counter-counterculture filled the vacuum with the vulgar nihilism of digital norm evasion.
“The countervailing tension exists between avoiding estate tax through lifetime transfers and avoiding capital gains tax through step-up at death,” he says.
From MarketWatch
The Commerce Department will issue antidumping duty orders and countervailing duty orders on such imports as a result.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
