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imbalance

[im-bal-uhns] / ɪmˈbæl əns /


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Take the U.S., whose current-account deficit of $1.1 trillion is by far the largest single imbalance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The imbalance strains Americans’ budgets, diminishes their spending power and generally keeps their financial mood in the doldrums.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

She now believes she dissociated during the encounter and there was a "massive power imbalance", she said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Love is overwhelming but can still be one-sided, an imbalance that love’s all-consuming nature disguises.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 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




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