as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
unfortunately, this one indiscretion will cancel out a long record of accomplishment
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To offset its losses, Lincoln Avenue is raising water bills in March by about $15 per month for a typical customer.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026 -
Farmers and ranchers must accept government handouts to offset the inability to sell their crops and cattle to foreign countries.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Without correcting for these relativistic effects, navigation errors would quickly accumulate, rendering GPS unreliable.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Players will now have the ability to correct mistakes by rewinding, as well as the option to save their progress.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Israel Defense Forces conducted approximately 80 brigade-level counterterrorism operations over the past year in the West Bank — known to Israelis as Judea and Samaria — neutralizing hundreds of terrorists and seizing more than 1,300 weapons, according to data released by the military.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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For instance, in soils that have more than 20% organic matter, like those found in parts of Florida and other agricultural regions, the tests’ acids may be partially neutralized by other compounds in the soil.—
Dinesh Phuyal,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Cancel (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancel%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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