counterweight

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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

With the domestic economy still grinding through weak consumption and industrial overcapacity, Xi can present a smoother U.S. relationship as a counterweight to the discontent simmering in property, employment and local finance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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

But this was the counterweight, the act of binding and holding.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes