as in offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
a mafioso thinking that he can compensate for the evil he's done by giving to charity
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Sanofi has been clear-eyed about the need to offset the patent expiry of its blockbuster asthma drug Dupixent, which currently accounts for more than a third of sales and will lose key patents by early 2030s.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Carbon capture faces hurdles Extracting and using the CO2 significantly cuts ethanol's carbon footprint, based on a company model that identifies how much carbon is created — and offset — through its production process.—
Donnelle Eller,
Des Moines Register,
13 Feb. 2026
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The full inspections show how each establishment has corrected or is working to correct any remaining violations.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2026
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An error in an application cannot be corrected after the deadline.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Leafs neutralized two of the most dangerous players in the league, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Visible light passes through the gaps, but the high-energy waves of an EMP are snagged and neutralized by the conductive pattern.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Compensated (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensated%20%28for%29. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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