variants
or cancelled (out)
as in 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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And while member nations have agreed to release 400 million barrels in strategic reserves, the daily flow from those stockpiles will be far short of offsetting the daily flow that’s been cut off.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026 -
Unseasonably warm ocean waters can partially offset the effects of unfavorable atmospheric winds.—
Dan Peck,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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This story has been corrected to show the new president is Ravi Bellamkonda, not Ballamkonda.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The disaster led to a fateful decision that many now believe held the city back — something that will finally be corrected this year, on May 8.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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More than 60% of Iran’s missile launchers have been neutralized.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Mines are first identified by the AN/AQS-20A sonar system or other mine countermeasure assets, after identification a mine is neutralized with an armor-piercing warhead.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Canceled (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canceled%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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