balance
noun
a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
are balancing
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present progressiveof balance.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Administration officials and advisers have said they are balancing innovation and security and trying to address safety risks in the most minimally invasive way possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Even loving couples can struggle when they are balancing work, caregiving responsibilities, financial concerns and their own relationship all at once.”
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
These policy differences matter most during midlife, a period when many adults are balancing full-time work while raising children and supporting aging parents.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2026
Officials are balancing persistent inflation, which has been above 2% for nearly five years, with a weakening labor market and declining income growth expectations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025
It will be sometimes better, and sometimes worse, replied she, with poor creatures, when they are balancing between life and death.
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8 by Samuel Richardson
