unbalance
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A rash of late summer signings seemed like a quick fix and created an unbalance to the side that Nice coach Lucien Favre has yet to resolve.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
“He can really unbalance opponents’ defenders and give us that final-third quality that we’ve been maybe lacking before we got him.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
He rejected any suggestion that such financial support for a specific investigation could unbalance the court's caseload.
From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2022
"Snakes are usually predators on small mammals, frogs. This impact may result in an unimaginable unbalance in the ecosystem."
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2021
She went on, “So he accepted the item, but not without a certain jar. Even with death temporary and its importance depressed, it was enough to unbalance him very gently.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
There’s a hollowness to Martin’s interpretation that unbalances the otherwise strong ensemble and the dynamics of the Crump household, which Godfrey throws into turmoil when he abruptly remarries.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
Obviously, this unbalances the Bitcoin accounting toward a loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2021
“The problem is respecting intellectual property, dealing with excess capacity, which sometimes unbalances some world markets, and the ability to deal rapidly with conflicts we may have and with unfair situations,” Macron told reporters.
From Fox News ● Aug. 26, 2019
He likes to cook, he says, but the role occasionally unbalances him.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2018
I try again and another wave of vertigo unbalances me.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
The Fort Wayne, Ind., resident brought her 2014 Dodge Journey to a mechanic a few years ago and left with unbalanced tires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
The unbalanced blood flow between babies leads to a build-up of excess fluid around the larger recipient baby and a dangerous lack of fluid around the smaller donor baby, potentially harming both.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
While metals are essential for normal brain function, problems can arise when their levels become unbalanced.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 7, 2026
And while there had been growth, it had been "unbalanced", he said, with around a third coming from the creation of artificial intelligence data centres.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
A ring of white marble tiles in the center of the room form the symbol of Candor: a set of unbalanced scales, meant to symbolize the weighing of truth against lies.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
"They are a keystone species, meaning if they were to be removed from the ecosystem, we would see a cascade of ecological effects — an unbalancing."
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2024
"It's a very high cost, it would have to be done gradually and amid a tax reform without unbalancing the public accounts," he said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2022
He saw Achraf Hakimi bursting down the right, unbalancing City’s shape.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
People carrying their goods from a busy market day prepared to disembark, unbalancing the ferry, which capsized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2018
Ha, Pet said inside her head, its voice showing up with an abrupt and unbalancing suddenness.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
