balancing act
Britishnoun
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a circus act in which a performer displays his or her balancing ability
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a situation requiring careful balancing of opposing groups, views, or activities
a delicate balancing act between Greek and Turkish interests
Example Sentences
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But it is a balancing act, as high interest rates can lead businesses to hold off on investment, harming the economy.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
College baseball coaches have been engaged in a balancing act for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Still, supporting the currency while mitigating downside risks to economic growth is a delicate balancing act.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Having just passed the first anniversary of one of my life’s most excruciating moments, I’ve been feeling the impossibility in that balancing act myself lately.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
Experimentation thus required a deeply problematic balancing act between Platonic idealism and a crude empiricism.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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