equilibrium

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"Human activities are increasingly disrupting the natural equilibrium and we will live with these consequences for hundreds and thousands of years," said Prof Celeste Saulo, secretary general of the WMO.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

This higher price equilibrium reflects lingering concerns among some analysts that the Strait of Hormuz will need to be fully opened for oil prices to fall back to levels seen before the Iran war began.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

The system tries to reach equilibrium but cannot fully do so because of the structure it occupies.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

If the geopolitical risk associated with Iran were reduced, oil prices would fall toward their underlying supply-and-demand equilibrium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

All their repugnance was contained in the neat balance of the triangles—a balance that soothed him, transferred some of its equilibrium to him.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison