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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The SNP said there needed to be a "measured transition to take into account the needs of the environment... which is an important balancing act".
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
And yet, a balancing act lies ahead because Beijing also "does not want to irritate Trump", she adds.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Europe’s central bankers now worry that those moves have gone too far, too fast, and have been trying to manage expectations accordingly in a difficult balancing act.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
It’s a delicate balancing act between work, school, baseball and the seriousness of being a parent as a teenager.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
So every race is a balancing act, a series of delicate and deliberate adjustments of power on one hand and stroke rate on the other.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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