overbalance
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Consider the overbalance of gloss-black surfaces—not just the grille form but the roof, roof racks, roof pillars, bumpers, mirror caps, rear diffuser thingy, deep-tinted rear glass and heavy window masking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
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
Beats Labuschagne, challenges his pads, then has the batsman flick to short leg and overbalance...
From The Guardian ● Sep. 4, 2019
Immediately I’d try to fix it by shifting my weight to the other side, but often I’d go too far and overbalance.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
“There was an economy that probably wasn’t balanced, but wasn’t horribly overbalanced in one direction — then that became horribly unbalanced.”
From The Verge ● Apr. 8, 2022
The match was closed out on the 17th despite a quite sensational shot from Spieth, who nearly ended up running into the lake as he overbalanced while playing from heavy rough.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2021
The New Zealander overbalanced on her opening weight of 120 kilograms, taking the bar behind her shoulders.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
Hubbard overbalanced on her opening weight of 120 kilograms, taking the bar behind her shoulders.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2021
The man nearly overbalanced, but held on to the rail and swung the boat hook round in another attempt.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
But he is in danger of overbalancing the entire film: this is a rock’n’roll performance from someone who is usually happier with piano sonatas.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2021
Levin’s playing was heavy-handed and shapeless, chugging mechanically along and sometimes overbalancing Hahn’s more restrained, often vibratoless violin lines.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2016
The large fish are secured by spearing, amid much excitement, the eager sportsmen often overbalancing themselves and falling headlong into the water to the great amusement of the more lucky ones.
From British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo by Treacher, W. H. (William Hood), Sir
That riser— Afraid of overbalancing in the bulky suit Dane did not lean forward to stare up into the shaft.
From Plague Ship by Norton, Andre
There is just enough excitement attending these scouting expeditions to make them a real pleasure, overbalancing the labor attendant upon them.
From The Discovery of Yellowstone Park by Langford, Nathaniel Pitt
