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imbalance

[im-bal-uhns] / ɪmˈbæl əns /


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Hyperscalers are issuing so much debt that they may be causing an imbalance at the long end of the yield curve.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Russian leaders believe that they need to reverse this imbalance, fast, said Sergey Lagodinsky, a German member of the European Parliament and a Russian native.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Researchers have uncovered a major temperature imbalance deep inside Mars, with the planet's southern interior appearing significantly hotter than its northern half.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

He says he has a "great relationship with his brother" but feels resentment towards his parents for creating the "imbalance" between them.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

Such a list of legitimate apostrophe jobs certainly brings home to us the imbalance of responsibility that exists in the world of punctuation.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

Their varied diets should also buffer them from imbalances in prey populations.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

Dombrovskis' comments come as Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors are opening a second day of meetings with issues like economic "imbalances" on the agenda.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

At the Fed’s annual Jackson Hole conference in 2003, he and a co-author warned a hands-off approach could create financial imbalances vulnerable to a sudden collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

We’ve had water treatment failures, chemical imbalances brought on by malfunction, E. coli contamination, and the people of Flint, Michigan, of course, appreciate the criticality of clean water better than anyone in the country.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

Such imbalances of equipment were decisive in innumerable other confrontations of Europeans with Native Americans and other peoples.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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