equilibrium

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Economists observe, furthermore, that large price spikes at the pump take longer to return to equilibrium than small ones, in part because retailers can keep prices high until they see evidence that they’re losing customers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 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

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

It was minutes after the two scientists left that Dr. Susan Calvin regained part of her mental equilibrium.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov