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offset

[awf-set, of-, awf-set, of-] / ˈɔfˌsɛt, ˈɒf-, ˌɔfˈsɛt, ˌɒf- /


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The following January, it announced an environmental offset company had donated more than 500 acres near Elizabeth Lake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Treasury yields fell as a flight to the safety of the bond market offset inflation concerns triggered by oil rising above $100 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

"North American refineries sustained high operating rates during the quarter but were unable to fully offset reduced global refining capacity availability," according to the remarks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Cocoa costs have soared over the past several years, and raising prices is one way manufacturers offset those pressures,” says Erin Lash, the director of community equity research at Morningstar.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Seeing Mr. Smith at school was a mild comfort, a bridge between Whitney Young and my neighborhood, but it did little to offset my anxiety.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

U.S. natural gas futures gave back Friday’s gains with soft LNG exports, strong production and healthy storage remaining as offsets to summertime cooling demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

China’s decline in demand and imports accounted for nearly one-third of those offsets, and they’re still running about 4 million barrels per day lower than they were before the war, the J.P.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

It remains to be seen whether any increase in demand from lower oil prices offsets the relief consumers will get from savings at the pump, on airfares, and other fuel-price sensitive expenditures.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Areas with continuous permafrost showed only modest offsets.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

"Vogel’s got software for calculating course offsets caused by hull breaches, right?"

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

South Korea’s economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter, as the artificial-intelligence boom continued to drive strong semiconductor exports, offsetting weakness elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

For Fielder, who is equal parts lovably strange and dryly hilarious, offsetting other people’s discomfort can be a sizable task.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

But this stable aggregate masks large cross-country offsetting movements.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Interest rates are big headwind, and offsetting that is the extremely positive earnings outlook,” Mian said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

Me and TaShon lean back, offsetting the tree’s drop into the water.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes


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