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counterweight

[koun-ter-weyt] / ˈkaʊn tərˌweɪt /




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The market has found support with summer heat lasting into September, while solid production and comfortable inventory levels act as a counterweight.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Haakon has said Mette-Marit helped him come out of his shell and described her as an emotional counterweight to his analytical mind.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Now the honest counterweight, because every scare story deserves one.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

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

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes




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