offset
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“This will more than offset lower for longer alumina prices, resulting in earnings resilience that is not priced in.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
This led to supermarkets putting limits on how many eggs each customer could buy and both producers and retailers put prices up to offset their losses.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
That latter point helps to explain why investors have turned a blind eye to weak sentiment, particularly since the wealthiest Americans are spending enough to offset any pullback from lower earners.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Booz Allen BAH -1.42%decrease; red down pointing triangle Hamilton reported higher fiscal fourth-quarter profit as its cost-cutting initiatives helped to offset declines in revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
It sold no more credit default swaps to Wall Street but did nothing to offset the 50 billion dollars’ worth that it had already sold.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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