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[bal-uhns] / ˈbæl əns /








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It’s a good lesson for anyone with dough: Balance your own needs with the needs of others, because you never know when the tide will go out.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Balance, it seems, is merely an afterthought — or disregarded entirely.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Nana K. Twumasi, vice president and publisher of the Balance imprint at Grand Central Publishing, recalled paying about $300 for her copy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Shoe companies like New Balance, Hoka and Asics parlayed their presence into share gains at the expense of Nike, which responded by doubling its team of representatives who meet with everyday runners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Balance is everything, riding out time like a helmless sheep-boat, keel to hellward, mast upreared to prick out heaven’s eye.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner




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