balance

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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

The judge in the defamation case found that, on the balance of probabilities, there was substantial truth to allegations of war crimes by Roberts-Smith, who received Australia's highest military honour for bravery in 2011.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

In a letter explaining his veto, Newsom wrote that the bill “failed to strike the delicate balance between protecting individual privacy and ensuring public safety.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“The market is trying to balance that really strong fundamental result with the big inflation and oil-price risk on the other hand,” Ellerbroek said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

With lives hanging in the balance, Brugman pressed further.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone