finely

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The Fed cut rates by 25 basis points this month but some officials indicated that the decision was finely balanced or could have supported keeping rates unchanged, according to the minutes released Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most Fed policymakers backed this month’s rate cut, but some of those officials “indicated that the decision was finely balanced or that they could have supported keeping the target rate unchanged,” the minutes said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jokic had scored 21 points with eight assists and five rebounds when he left the game with the score finely poised at 63-63.

From Barron's

Its character is somber and brooding, partly because of its materials—precast concrete, finely sandblasted to suggest dark gray stone—and partly because of the deep shadows they cast.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Quiet cars, finely engineered for a really comfortable drive, will simply give you less perceptual cue that you're travelling at a particular speed. So that makes it easier to slip over a limit."

From BBC