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equilibrium

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


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The US wants "a genuinely stable equilibrium" and wants to "preserve the conditions that have long underwritten peace and prosperity in this region", he added.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

He explained that as material leaks out of the tank, the pressure inside increases more slowly, potentially reaching a safe equilibrium.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

"Banerjee's long electoral success rested on a delicate equilibrium between welfare and organisation. But the very organisation that sustained her for 15 years also became her Achilles' heel," says political scientist Bhanu Joshi.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Calling it “simple math,” Natasha Kaneva and her team explain that commodity markets are always forced into equilibrium, in which supply and inventory withdrawals must meet consumption.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Alternatively, they may be the steady state equilibrium between material ejected from a moon of Saturn, such as Titan, and material falling into the atmosphere of the planet.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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