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unbalance

[uhn-bal-uhns] / ʌnˈbæl əns /


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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

He rejected any suggestion that such financial support for a specific investigation could unbalance the court's caseload.

From Reuters Mar. 14, 2022

"Snakes are usually predators on small mammals, frogs. This impact may result in an unimaginable unbalance in the ecosystem."

From BBC Dec. 16, 2021

At every opportunity, she tried using her creativity and speed to unbalance Chicago.

From Washington Post Nov. 20, 2021

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

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

And if you change something, it unbalances everything.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2025

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

“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

“That such small unbalances in the perfection of our system of supply and demand, as I have mentioned, may be the first step towards the final war.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

The Fort Wayne, Ind., resident brought her 2014 Dodge Journey to a mechanic a few years ago and left with unbalanced tires.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

The unbalanced blood flow between babies leads to a build-up of excess fluid around the larger recipient baby and a dangerous lack of fluid around the smaller donor baby, potentially harming both.

From BBC Jul. 10, 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

Things tend to get worse, not better, and knowing how unbalanced I’d felt being in the midst of the fray, I couldn’t imagine the state of the streets right now.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2024

I talk about how debating involves rhetorical judo, unbalancing your opponent, knocking them off balance when they're least expecting it.

From Salon Feb. 28, 2023

"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

Piper ran straight at the giant, unbalancing his stance.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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