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equilibrium

[ee-kwuh-lib-ree-uhm, ek-wuh-] / ˌi kwəˈlɪb ri əm, ˌɛk wə- /


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WMG chief executive Robert Kyncl, a former YouTube executive, says Shulman wants “to find an equilibrium between the needs of artists or songwriters and the users in order to build a thriving business and ecosystem.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

At the same time, she described the labor market as “in balance, but precariously so,” reflecting a slower pace of hiring and a more fragile equilibrium.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

"Human activities are increasingly disrupting the natural equilibrium and we will live with these consequences for hundreds and thousands of years," said Prof Celeste Saulo, secretary general of the WMO.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

This higher price equilibrium reflects lingering concerns among some analysts that the Strait of Hormuz will need to be fully opened for oil prices to fall back to levels seen before the Iran war began.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

In the village structure, spirits shimmered among the live creatures, balanced and held in equilibrium by time and land.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston