counterweight

Example Sentences

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The artificial-intelligence boom has been a major counterweight to the energy crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

North Korea could also serve as a useful counterweight to US partners in the region, including South Korea and Japan, analysts said.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“What we don’t know is how much of this preference is meant as a counterweight to incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s presumed dovish bias,” LeBas said.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

In December, the head of Hegseth’s church’s denomination, Doug Wilson, celebrated the secretary as a counterweight to “men with a My-Little-Pony fetish.”

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

She was her resourceful self, but she was also an instinctive counterweight to Ralph’s activity — a fixed center.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen