balance
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Swale Borough Council and Kent County Council - which also covers the area - are in debt and need to balance their books by increasing charges and cutting services.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
GameStop has around $9 billion in cash on its balance sheet to put toward a deal.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
In biology, this question appears as the balance between genetic instructions and environmental influences that shape development.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
In a world where public trust in science already hangs in the balance, a system that is visibly strained and occasionally embarrassed gives bad-faith actors fresh ammunition.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
“Only I struggled while we were in that tunnel. I guess the fire wasn’t that stable, ’cause it didn’t take much for me to knock one of the monsters off balance, and they dropped me.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
Vocabulary lists containing balance
"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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Chemistry - Introductory
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