unbalance
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"These days, she is the wise old owl of the team. She can't unbalance defences as she used to, she's not a starter, she comes off the bench."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023
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
Directorial impulses that seem designed to ratchet up the audience-pleasing quotients of some of his most famous plays, but that in one way or another unbalance them and diminish their inherent power.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022
He rejected any suggestion that such financial support for a specific investigation could unbalance the court's caseload.
From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2022
The building shook mightily, with enough force to unbalance several terrified Clock Watchers, toppling them.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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
"I feel like it's an unfair and unbalanced society at the moment," a woman tells me.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
While metals are essential for normal brain function, problems can arise when their levels become unbalanced.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 7, 2026
When their unbalanced lineup of basically three similar point guards have an off night, like against the Celtics, they’re lost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2026
The unbalanced sea would overwhelm the islands where we perilously dwell, and in the old silence all voices and all names would be lost.”
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
"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
In the blink of an eye, she is capable of unbalancing defenders with her athleticism, finding space and causing chaos.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2023
"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
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
