balance
noun
a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
has been balancing
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present perfect progressiveof balance (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Microsoft Chief Sustainability Officer Melanie Nakagawa said one of her key tasks has been balancing the company’s global growth with sustainability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Freeman missed eight games while Max was in the hospital, and has been balancing his play on the field with his family duties off it in the month since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2024
Kim has been balancing providing incentives for people to get vaccinated with reining in an outbreak of the highly transmissible Delta variant that started in July.
From Reuters ● Sep. 3, 2021
Plateau state has been balancing on the precipice of a delicate peace ever since, with the ethnic conflict becoming a national crisis.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2018
Among the challenges, he said, has been balancing the desires of the Vatican and the archdiocese.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2015
