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Recent Examples of equilibrate
Not allowing enough time to equilibrate The most accurate results are obtained after sitting in a low-stress environment for five minutes, Serwer noted.
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Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
But in that case, wouldn’t people from low-income areas just overflow to their empty beds, and then the system would equilibrate?
—Renee Hsia, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
So basically, until 1980, people tended to move to where wages were highest, and wages were slowly equilibrating between regions, and since 1980, people have begun moving towards where housing costs are low instead of where wages are high.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2023
Recall that immediately upon his inauguration as president in 1981, Ronald Reagan did the exact opposite by decontrolling energy prices, allowing markets to efficiently equilibrate in response to price signals.
—WSJ, 25 Sep. 2022
Margins have started coming back down to average, and sign prices are following as the market begins to equilibrate.
—Alex Kinnier, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022
For one thing, there is no world gas market that causes prices to equilibrate the way there is for oil—or coal, wheat, lobsters, etc.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 30 June 2022
But unlike a diamond, this prethermal time crystal is not forever; if the experiment ran for long enough, the system would gradually equilibrate and the cyclical behavior would break down.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Aug. 2021
There is no magic formula that says value and growth stocks must equilibrate.
—Mike Bird, WSJ, 10 May 2021
Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
But in that case, wouldn’t people from low-income areas just overflow to their empty beds, and then the system would equilibrate?
—Renee Hsia, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
So basically, until 1980, people tended to move to where wages were highest, and wages were slowly equilibrating between regions, and since 1980, people have begun moving towards where housing costs are low instead of where wages are high.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2023
Recall that immediately upon his inauguration as president in 1981, Ronald Reagan did the exact opposite by decontrolling energy prices, allowing markets to efficiently equilibrate in response to price signals.
—WSJ, 25 Sep. 2022
Margins have started coming back down to average, and sign prices are following as the market begins to equilibrate.
—Alex Kinnier, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022
For one thing, there is no world gas market that causes prices to equilibrate the way there is for oil—or coal, wheat, lobsters, etc.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 30 June 2022
But unlike a diamond, this prethermal time crystal is not forever; if the experiment ran for long enough, the system would gradually equilibrate and the cyclical behavior would break down.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 Aug. 2021
There is no magic formula that says value and growth stocks must equilibrate.
—Mike Bird, WSJ, 10 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equilibrate
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Lightning equalize on the power play Tampa Bay got the first power play of the game with Matthew Tkachuk called for roughing.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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The reciprocal tariffs may stop short of his pledge to equalize with levels charged by foreign countries on U.S. goods, Trump told reporters.—
Josh Fellman,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2025
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If the freshmen can adjust quickly, the defensive possibilities for this group are pretty scary.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
Verb
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In 2020, a judge ruled that shareholders had been fairly compensated.—
Jemima McEvoy,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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If a borrower, in this case, the U.S. government defaults on its debt, the seller must compensate the buyer.—
Lee Ying Shan,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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Enterprise Strategy Around Technical Debt Today, organizations need to balance reducing debt and developing new features, with strong data driving this decision-making.—
Shilpa Shastri,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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It is marked by spectacular flatback granite hills and balancing rocks, caves with Sanrock paintings, and forested fertile valleys.—
Percy Zvomuya,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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