counterweight

Example Sentences

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For Asia especially, another counterweight to strains from the energy shock has been buoyant exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 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

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

One overlooked area to consider is midcap stocks — those of medium-size companies that can get overlooked as investors consider small-cap companies as a counterweight to familiar large caps.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

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

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik