countervailing
Example Sentences
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But Rutte countered with a mix of flattery and countervailing facts that has thus far kept Trump engaged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Without “cultural invention as a potential countervailing force,” the counter-counterculture filled the vacuum with the vulgar nihilism of digital norm evasion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
“The countervailing tension exists between avoiding estate tax through lifetime transfers and avoiding capital gains tax through step-up at death,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2025
The 10-percent lumber tariff stacks on anti-dumping and countervailing duties the country faces, and the United States recently more than doubled these to 35 percent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
But he saw that other factors were exerting a countervailing force.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
