The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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A 2019 tweet from the Auschwitz account called out numerous people who had used the rails as balance beams.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
As in, ring swings, rope mazes, balance beams and warped walls.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
“Simone doing a lot of un-Simone-like things: falling off balance beams, missing parts on the uneven bars,” said commentator Tim Daggett.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2021
Marv had Todd teething on frozen kidney beans at a month old and lifting medicine balls or balancing on balance beams before he was old enough to walk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2020
The gates are opened and closed by balance beams projecting over the lock side, by gearing or in cases where they are very large and heavy by the direct action of a hydraulic ram.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
