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balance

[bal-uhns] / ˈbæl əns /








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The companies leading the race to build artificial superintelligence describe the technology as a force that could reshape entire economies, create vast fortunes and dominate future warfare, potentially altering the geopolitical power balance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The balance of the LP was recorded at North London’s Pathway studio with Clover, a California-based country rock band, and produced by Nick Lowe, Costello’s fellow Stiff Records colleague.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

But OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar warned a "balance" needed to be struck so that safety rules did not pull the brakes on innovation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Student loans, utilities, a car payment or credit-card balance shrinks that number even further.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The train car’s roof was slippery, but Natalie found her balance and ran right down the middle of it.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

"Countries will now have to increase primary balances much more than they did in the recent past in order just to stabilise debt ratios," said Dabla-Norris.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Credit-counseling services are seeing more young people come in for help managing their credit-card balances.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Quigley, bearded and burly but soft-edged with a deliberative way of speaking that can serve a range of emotions, is brilliant, and Patel balances him admirably.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“We need to recalibrate policy to get us in a better position that more evenly balances risks to both components of our dual mandate,” Barr said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Howie Maldonado may have wanted a different life, but the legacy Delilah has learned from him is an important one—life is about balances.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

Scotland's Public Health Minister Maree Todd said medicines were one of a range of effective treatments for obesity, alongside a balanced diet and exercise.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The researchers found that the situation changes when a beam of light is prepared in a particular balanced configuration.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Under the Investment Advisers Act, mutual funds may pay an annual management fee plus balanced “fulcrum” fees.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

“As far as handedness, they’re pretty balanced, so that really doesn’t come into play. For us, it’s more of who can take down a couple innings.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Ophie balanced the tea tray, wincing every time the dishes rattled the least little bit.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

Within a healthy joint, cells known as chondrocytes help maintain cartilage by continuously balancing the creation of new tissue with the removal of old material.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

But it is endeavoring its biggest balancing act yet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

One of them, whom we are calling Tracy, describes the dilemmas she and her colleagues face daily, balancing giving families time to get through a crisis, against the risk of failing to intervene.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Kounalakis said she would favor greater investment in clean energy while balancing that approach against the need to protect investment returns for public employees’ retirement funds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Aldo Amato picked up his broom and very carefully stood it up with the very tip balancing on one outstretched fingertip.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney




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