balance
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As in the previous films, Peter attempts to balance his personal woes with superhero struggles — but he’ll have another Avenger in his corner.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 28, 2026
Meta also has gotten creative about keeping billions of dollars of borrowing off its balance sheet.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 28, 2026
As he continues a flurry of early policy announcements, Burnham on Tuesday set out plans to strike a balance in the education system between prioritising academic and technical skills.
From BBC β Jul. 28, 2026
U.S. economic data due Tuesday include the advanced trade balance in goods for June, released at 8:30 a.m.
From MarketWatch β Jul. 28, 2026
Some of them are gymnastics related—there’s one with the word “gymnast” under a black-and.white drawing of a girl on a balance beam, and one that says, “Been there, Stuck that.”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Conducted by its incoming music director, Peter Whelan—just the fourth in the group’s 45-year history—the orchestra was in excellent form, its stylish swing and careful balances buoyantly supporting the singers.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 28, 2026
McCann, who balances his swimming with studying for a chemical engineering degree, has been part of the Scottish Swimming programme since his teens.
From BBC β Jul. 25, 2026
No, it’s normal free-market commerce, and trade balances swing in cycles based on demographics, relative growth rates, values, exchange rates, relative monetary conditions, elasticities of demand and supply and many other factors.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 22, 2026
A proposal under the Obama administration suggested capping total tax-advantaged retirement balances to a little more than $3 million.
From MarketWatch β Jul. 22, 2026
At noon, Mom gingerly balances atop a stepladder on her tiny, size-four feet.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina GarcΓa
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I managed to hold it like that, balanced on the throttle, slithering and sidestepping, until I had to join the main straight.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 25, 2026
In a nicely balanced performance, Alejandra Villanueva’s Mistress Quickly, the play’s go-between and overseer of mischief, embodies the free and easy spirit of Simon’s production.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 23, 2026
They’re well off their 2025 highs, but the supply-demand situation in credit markets has remained fairly balanced.
From MarketWatch β Jul. 21, 2026
Those simulations show that the churning material near the surface can escape unevenly rather than flowing away in a smooth, balanced pattern.
From Science Daily β Jul. 21, 2026
Aunt Hila entered the living room minutes later carrying a teetering tray on which were balanced two small coffee cups and a bowl of dates.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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"This points toward new therapeutic targets like sensory circuit neuromodulation or balancing neuronal inhibition and excitation, rather than toward rapamycin itself as a treatment," Harris said.
From Science Daily β Jul. 25, 2026
Economists suggest she can afford to move cautiously, balancing the needs of an economy ripe for recovery with a clear desire to get inflation under control over a reasonably short time frame.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 21, 2026
But balancing the preservation of a booming industry with protectionist rhetoric puts the sector "very easily in the line of fire," he warned.
From Barron's β Jul. 21, 2026
Alex Kosmas, from the Health Improvement Commission, said: "Parents and carers have a pretty tricky job to get food on the table that is nutritious while balancing busy lives."
From BBC β Jul. 14, 2026
But she sat quietly, balancing her handbag on her knees.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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