cancel (out)

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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  • Improved performance could allow translators to offset the lower cost-per-word by translating higher volumes of text, though Kutylowski notes that AI tools are allowing some businesses to bring translation in-house rather than outsourcing to professionals.
    Harry Booth, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Something resembling the Singaporean arrangement could be one way to offset these challenges.
    Marina Lopes, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • Companies can correct perceptions of unfairness by clearly communicating the value, argues Zhang.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Tarik Skubal course-corrected For now, the story of Detroit’s season is its historic collapse down the stretch.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • The idea of carrying that many left-handers wouldn’t just be to get those guys out of the game or to neutralize a Schwarber or Harper.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The Fever closed out the game from the line with Sims – who had 18 points – and Mitchell combining to hit five of six in the final seconds to neutralize Aces star Chelsea Gray’s back-to-back three pointers.
    Frank Nunns O'Connell 11 hr ago, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Cancel (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cancel%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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