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, that supply and inventory withdrawals must meet consumption.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
“I think they want to get back to that equilibrium where the world comes to them.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
I tried to find Audrey, to focus on her and regain my equilibrium, but the crowd had swallowed her up.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
Vocabulary lists containing equilibrium
Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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Chemistry - Introductory
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