hedge against
verb
hedged against; hedging against; hedges against
: to protect oneself from (something)
They hedge against inflation by investing their money.
looking for ways to hedge against risk/failure
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Others come from adjacent industries—tobacco, alcohol, pharma—treating cannabis as a strategic hedge against their core markets' decline.
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Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
This is the precise economic climate, then, in which investors will want to add a hedge against inflation to their portfolio.
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Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Companies worried about rising compute costs would seek protection from higher prices, while providers with large amounts of capacity could hedge against the risk of prices falling.
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Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
Backing them is a strategic hedge against irrelevance.
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
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Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
This is the precise economic climate, then, in which investors will want to add a hedge against inflation to their portfolio.
—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Companies worried about rising compute costs would seek protection from higher prices, while providers with large amounts of capacity could hedge against the risk of prices falling.
—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
Backing them is a strategic hedge against irrelevance.
—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for hedge against
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“Hedge against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20against. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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