counterweight

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“Warsh’s confidence that the balance sheet can be shrunk or shifted to short-term assets as a counterweight to policy rate cuts may be misplaced,” he said.

From Barron's • May 20, 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

Freudian analysts have made Oedipus the leading name in complexes, while Antigone has gotten a boost from educators seeking a counterweight to the male perspective typical of ancient texts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

As a historical counterweight, consider Jonas Salk, the inventor of the polio vaccine, who refused to patent it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

The Brookhaven National Laboratory was conceived as a powerful regional counterweight to Berkeley.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik