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Verb
If too many people stand up, it will unbalance the boat.
The tax cuts have unbalanced the budget.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Moreover, releasing additional organisms into areas where there might already be a ladybug population could further unbalance the current ecosystem.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 July 2024
Some of the factors include poor water quality; animals living in very deep water who detect the shore too late; unbalance and confusion created by Earth’s magnetic field changes; contamination by heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium or zinc; or contamination by compounds such as PCBs and DDTs.
—Maria Carolina Gallego-Iradi and David Borchelt, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2017
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Verb
A little self-flagellation can be fun, but a Goofus-and-Gallant dynamic develops between Simone and Gigi that unbalances the drama.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Moreover, releasing additional organisms into areas where there might already be a ladybug population could further unbalance the current ecosystem.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Noun
Not by trying to smooth out this unbalance, or trying to fish for quotas or whatnot.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 12 July 2024
Some of the factors include poor water quality; animals living in very deep water who detect the shore too late; unbalance and confusion created by Earth’s magnetic field changes; contamination by heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium or zinc; or contamination by compounds such as PCBs and DDTs.
—Maria Carolina Gallego-Iradi and David Borchelt, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2017
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“Unbalance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbalance. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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