Example Sentences

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“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

Administration officials said they are balancing proper oversight and innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Investors are balancing excitement from strong AI earnings with concerns about a potential AI bubble and wondering when to take profits.

From Barron's • May 4, 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

When we are balancing between a crime and a virtue, our wills, it is said, are necessarily determined by the greater pleasure.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole