as in offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
her overall healthiness largely counterpoised the virulence of the infection
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Unlike Earth, where the magnetic field is relatively aligned with the planet’s rotation axis, Uranus’s magnetic field is tilted by nearly 60 degrees and offset from the planet’s centre.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026 -
The hope is that the large size of the sample offsets concerns about the demographics of respondents.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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Repeater antennas across the Caracas region were also neutralized, causing the system to lose its nationwide monitoring capability.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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His instant outside threat quickly neutralized Highland Park’s doubling efforts on defense allowing Lomax and Howard to navigate the game easier as the game went along.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
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These are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
February 20,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Most violations were corrected during the inspection.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Counterpoised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterpoised. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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