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
“I feel also sorry for the United States,” Solbakken said, “because if they win, that will always hang in the balance for it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 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
Scotland's World Cup progression hangs in the balance, with multiple favours needed to make it out of Group C.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
For a few weeks in 1911, the future of painting itself hung in the balance.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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