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balance

[bal-uhns] / ˈbΓ¦l Ι™ns /








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Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft carry top credit ratings and have significant room to pile debt on their balance sheets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Buckland said the government needed to strike a balance between protecting creative industries and allowing AI to develop.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Intel’s weak forecast reflected how memory-chip prices are hurting demand for laptops, all while information-technology teams have to balance spending on AI tools against hardware purchases.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

It influences the sex balance of a clutch of eggs: cooler than average temperatures result primarily in males, warmer than average in females, and normal temperatures in a clutch roughly split between the two.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

I just need to keep it up a bit longer, balance all the things, to show him that I can manage a busy schedule; that if he needs me, I can do both.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Thieves are using spoofed gift-card websites to steal logins and PINs, draining consumers’ balances and leading to uncomfortable conversations at checkout counters, the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Jennifer Williams reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

As much as the spa functions as a social club, Voda balances that with a space for deep relaxation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

After all, not everyone balances their household budget perfectly month to month, or manages to stay on top of the rising cost of living.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

The same rate – which balances income, taxes and benefits, and costs – grew by an average of 3% a year between 2000 and 2007.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Porfirio, the gardener, balances it across the wheelbarrow, and Chucha and I walk on either side, holding on to each end.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

Sir Patrick Stewart, who has died at the age of 86, was a stage and screen great who balanced Hollywood stardom with an equally stellar career in classical theatre.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Hsieh said binding arbitration would represent an important and balanced change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Solo and ensemble moments are skillfully balanced to create character and atmosphere while advancing the story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

"The virus needs to keep RNA levels balanced inside the cell."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

There is a wide, flat machine balanced on top of it.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

The clothing and footwear maker’s CEO said he is balancing longer-term optimism for a full recovery in its Vans shoe operation against near-term caution.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

On the diplomatic front, he has performed a delicate balancing act.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

He argues for balancing the federal budget, envisioning doing detailed, line-level work to find cuts that will reduce the national debt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

“We’re balancing this margin expansion with also capturing the market opportunity in front of us,” CFO Simon Edwards told analysts on a call.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Her dad was a big man, and he swooped Ivy into his arms, balancing her on his hip down the next flight of stairs.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake


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