balance

Example Sentences

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These increases will still strain U.S. farmers’ balance sheets at a time when low crop prices and rising costs for things like equipment and seeds are denting profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Investors will also be parsing how officials described the balance of risks and whether there was significant disagreement there.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

"What we really need now is more robust trial data to better define the balance of benefits and harms with these and many other emerging newer therapies."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

She and the City Council will spend the coming months working out how to balance the city’s books in a way that avoids deep cuts to other services and the layoffs of city employees.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Overall, a perfect balance of light and shadow had been struck.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood