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[bal-uhns] / ˈbæl əns /








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Striking the right balance is especially important because of sequence-of-returns risk.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Local officials said dozens of lenders, under pressure to increase balance sheets to attract foreign investors, signed up impoverished borrowers with little regard for their ability to repay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The researchers discovered that disrupting this balance can leave cancer cells unable to cope with DNA damage.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Newly installed Fed Chair Kevin Warsh faces inflation near double the 2% target and a $6.7 trillion balance sheet, unlikely to be addressed early.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

It was a small shake, not even enough to make Jonathan lose his balance.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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