in the balance
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In the world of high stakes sporting events where everything and everyone hangs in the balance on outcome and fair play, video replay is essential to getting calls right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
All this while Premier League survival hung in the balance.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The bank expects a material strengthening in the balance sheets of West African Resources and Perseus Mining, despite increased spending on growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The captain was their best seamer on day one in Nottingham and this situation - a game in the balance - was made for the talisman.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Sometimes the outcome really does teeter and hang in the balance.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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