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unbalance

[uhn-bal-uhns] / ʌnˈbæl əns /


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Paralluelo's mastery with both feet allowed her to link up play or unbalance defenders.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2023

A rash of late summer signings seemed like a quick fix and created an unbalance to the side that Nice coach Lucien Favre has yet to resolve.

From Seattle Times Sep. 29, 2022

Directorial impulses that seem designed to ratchet up the audience-pleasing quotients of some of his most famous plays, but that in one way or another unbalance them and diminish their inherent power.

From Washington Post Jul. 22, 2022

"I assure you that we will not allow any kind of provocation to unbalance us."

From Reuters Mar. 3, 2022

And the tangle of vines and undergrowth, which unbalance me occasionally, trip him at every step.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

There’s a hollowness to Martin’s interpretation that unbalances the otherwise strong ensemble and the dynamics of the Crump household, which Godfrey throws into turmoil when he abruptly remarries.

From New York Times Mar. 7, 2023

Obviously, this unbalances the Bitcoin accounting toward a loss.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 10, 2021

“The problem is respecting intellectual property, dealing with excess capacity, which sometimes unbalances some world markets, and the ability to deal rapidly with conflicts we may have and with unfair situations,” Macron told reporters.

From Fox News Aug. 26, 2019

He likes to cook, he says, but the role occasionally unbalances him.

From Washington Post Apr. 18, 2018

I try again and another wave of vertigo unbalances me.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

The rise of excessive current-account deficits and surpluses reflects increasingly unbalanced growth dynamics in China, the European Union and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

And while there had been growth, it had been "unbalanced", he said, with around a third coming from the creation of artificial intelligence data centres.

From Barron's Mar. 16, 2026

By identifying a specific nitric oxide-TSC2-mTOR connection, the study offers a new framework for understanding how cellular signaling may become unbalanced in autism.

From Science Daily Mar. 7, 2026

When their unbalanced lineup of basically three similar point guards have an off night, like against the Celtics, they’re lost.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2026

Indeed, he saw pursuit of a single truth as a symptom of an unbalanced mind, tantamount to superstition!

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

But Nora’s passion is as obsessive as it is unbalancing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2024

"They are a keystone species, meaning if they were to be removed from the ecosystem, we would see a cascade of ecological effects — an unbalancing."

From Salon Apr. 25, 2024

"It's a very high cost, it would have to be done gradually and amid a tax reform without unbalancing the public accounts," he said.

From Reuters Nov. 1, 2022

Pironkova doesn’t play with the flat power normally associated with success on grass, but with forehand slices and dinks and other unbalancing shot-making.

From New York Times Jun. 25, 2013

Ha, Pet said inside her head, its voice showing up with an abrupt and unbalancing suddenness.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi




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