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counterpoised

verb

past tense of counterpoise

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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In theory, an onrush of investment in activities like chip manufacturing and data center construction could put upward pressure in general on consumer prices, unless the demand is offset by a new supply of goods and services.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, the natural beauty of the Golden State is offset by the graphic body horror of the whale’s innards, built on practical sets by production designer Ramsey Avery and lit by bioluminescence.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

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Nearly four hours were spent neutralized behind the safety car, with 16 cautions that prevented this year’s race from ever really developing a rhythm.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
During last month's Águila Alta operation in the Tijuana-San Diego area, the defense ministry said Mexican forces neutralized five drones, detained one person and seized a gun, magazines and ammunition.

— Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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Running complicated algorithms on quantum computing hardware is going to require the use of logical qubits, where collections of hardware qubits are linked together in ways that allow errors to be detected and corrected.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
The neighborhood group argued that the driveway should be moved or otherwise corrected before approval.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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