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overbalance

[oh-ver-bal-uhns, oh-ver-bal-uhns] / ˌoʊ vərˈbæl əns, ˈoʊ vərˌbæl əns /




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Linda Deegan, who had studied coastal ecology at the Marine Biological laboratory in Woodshole, Massachusetts found that overbalance of nitrogen makes marsh plants grow taller and leafier, but with fewer, weaker roots.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2021

This book is important and in certain ways I admired Barnett’s decision to overbalance her and her clients’ struggles with joy.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2020

If the managers of the individual ETFs overbalance a certain asset, that concentration risk can be compounded, Magoon says.

From US News • Sep. 30, 2016

In general, your body wants to be more in control than it is; it is always on point, eager to run a rescue mission, to overbalance, overcompensate, throw out a flailing arm.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2013

About halfway I started to overbalance and swung my legs backward to keep from tipping over.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge