as in to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
the lavish present almost made up for her forgetting his birthday
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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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These complaints can trigger investigations and may pressure debt collectors to correct improper behavior.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Correction This article was updated to correct that the exhibit opens Friday.—
Amy Paige Condon,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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As a result, defense agencies worldwide are accelerating the development and procurement of counter-drone technologies, particularly portable systems that can rapidly neutralize UAV threats in real time.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been degraded during the American and Israeli war against it, but remains far from neutralized.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Make up (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20up%20%28for%29. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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