balancing

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Many entry-level employees are struggling to build an emergency fund while balancing the expenses of living in a new city and paying down interest-accumulating student-loan debt.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Many, perhaps most, of those sympathetic toward astrology would probably describe their relationship with it as “recreational”: they take a little advice here and there, but not seriously, and always balancing it with common sense.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Investors are balancing excitement from strong AI earnings with concerns about a potential AI bubble and wondering when to take profits.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

He added officials do have a delicate balancing act, to refrain from raising rates prematurely and further slow down a struggling economy, while avoiding waiting too long to act before higher inflation becomes entrenched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Ma tossed her hoe onto a bunch of plantains in a farm basket as Mawuli came up behind her, balancing another basket on his head with ripe pawpaws at the top.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo