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imbalance

[im-bal-uhns] / ɪmˈbæl əns /


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This disputed imbalance could lead to a legal battle, and Arizona has already set aside several million dollars for potential lawsuits.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Age gaps compound the imbalance, Nyathi notes, down to the most intimate negotiations.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The city’s 3-to-1 imbalance of jobs to housing is one of the biggest in the country and a lure for builders, said apartment developer Chris Tourtellotte.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Correcting the imbalance also improved brain function and cognitive performance in models of Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

“You have a chemical imbalance, that is all. If you were a diabetic, would you be ashamed of where you were?”

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

Teaming them up as a testy odd couple allows “Lanterns” to both highlight Hal’s insecurity and use the Green Lantern universe’s rules to interrogate systemic imbalances.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

In this era of deglobalization, trade imbalances and tariffs, forex manipulation and geopolitical realignment, an impartial analysis of a currency’s real value is more important than ever.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

They also said more research was needed to compare the method with other conditions that showed hormonal imbalances, so it was easier to identify endometriosis.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Sefcovic will tell Wang the current imbalances are unsustainable for the EU before hosting the Chinese minister for a special dinner on Monday evening.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

It is my own feeling that the most successful line of research will be that taken by the men studying enzyme imbalances.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes




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