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So for all the bad headwinds in the House, there's countervailing headwinds in the Senate races. — Fox News, "Jay Sekulow: Mueller investigation needs to end 'very soon'," 9 Aug. 2018 That includes Chapter 19, which provides a mechanism for Nafta partners to challenge antidumping and countervailing duties. — Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, "The Rocky Path to a New Nafta," 5 Aug. 2018 And yet at the same time there are countervailing forces that push us in the opposite direction, and so America exists in this perpetual tension between liberal democracy and reactionary fascism. — Sean Illing, Vox, "A Yale philosopher on fascism, truth, and Donald Trump.," 15 Dec. 2018 The countervailing force to Mr. Trump is women—candidates and voters alike—who have formed the core of the Democrats’ hopes. — Gerald F. Seib, WSJ, "Trump vs. Democratic Women: Headline Fight of the 2018 Campaign," 5 Nov. 2018 One sticking point is Chapter 19, a provision of NAFTA that sends trade disputes involving anti-dumping and countervailing duties to be decided before an independent panel, rather than domestic courts. — Jen Kirby, Vox, "Here’s what happens if the US and Canada can’t make a NAFTA deal by Friday," 31 Aug. 2018 China will impose countervailing tariffs the same day, less than a week after Canada does the same in reaction to U.S. restrictions on steel and aluminum. — Matthew Campbell, chicagotribune.com, "In waging trade war, Trump must figure out who the enemy even is," 2 July 2018 China will impose countervailing tariffs the same day, less than a week after Canada does the same in reaction to U.S. restrictions on steel and aluminum. — Matthew Campbell, chicagotribune.com, "In waging trade war, Trump must figure out who the enemy even is," 2 July 2018 China will impose countervailing tariffs the same day, less than a week after Canada does the same in reaction to U.S. restrictions on steel and aluminum. — Matthew Campbell, chicagotribune.com, "In waging trade war, Trump must figure out who the enemy even is," 2 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'countervail.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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