offsetting

Example Sentences

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Tower signaled that lower average premiums are offsetting continued policy growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

But a massive ramp-up in defence and infrastructure spending may be offsetting the conflict's impact and helping to bolster business morale, analysts said.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Wealthier Americans continue to drive spending, offsetting pullbacks from others, as inflation reached a three-year high partly due to gas prices.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

A higher-volatility regime could erode the predictable way stocks and bonds move together, undermining the typical 60/40 portfolio that bets safe-haven assets, like bonds, will rise when the stock market crashes, offsetting the losses.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

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

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes