Example Sentences

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“You really need to stop using the cards until their balances reach zero if you want to not be discouraged when your balances go up and down.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Constitution’s system of checks and balances reflects a tragic view of human nature, an understanding that no one can be entirely trusted with power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

“We are currently planning to obligate all appropriated balances, consistent with law.”

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

Six months later, that picture is largely holding, with profit margins still high, corporate financial balances largely stable and the current-account deficit narrower.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

I walk from tie to tie, Tobias balances on the rail, wobbling only occasionally, and Caleb and Susan shuffle behind us.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth