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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
Over time genetic drift will introduce variants private to that group, and greater distance will reduce the power of gene flow to equilibrate between population variance.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2011
Even a 1 percent admixture between two populations will quickly equilibrate allele frequency differences, especially considering that on most loci those differences are not of the disjoint character (frequency 0 vs. 1).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2013
The issue is not the rate of intermarriage, rather, one migrant per generation across the two demes will be sufficient to equilibrate allele frequencies.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2011
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
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
Over time genetic drift will introduce variants private to that group, and greater distance will reduce the power of gene flow to equilibrate between population variance.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2011
Even a 1 percent admixture between two populations will quickly equilibrate allele frequency differences, especially considering that on most loci those differences are not of the disjoint character (frequency 0 vs. 1).
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2013
The issue is not the rate of intermarriage, rather, one migrant per generation across the two demes will be sufficient to equilibrate allele frequencies.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2011
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equilibrate
Verb
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State funding rarely equalizes these disparities adequately.—
Linda Darling-Hammond,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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To equalize the American workplace so that gig/independent contractors and legacy employment are equal.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This is a threshold amount adjusted annually for inflation (currently $64,000 in 2025).—
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Fourth quarter prices fall, rates rise Home list prices fell slightly (-4%) in the fourth quarter, after adjusting for inflation.—
Nerdwallet,
Orange County Register,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In heavy rain, allow an additional two seconds of distance to compensate for reduced traction and braking effectiveness.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
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There was a time when capital was cheap enough to compensate for expansion inefficiencies.—
Rebecca Takada,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Statistically, a career-high 12.6% walk rate balances a career-high 16.4% Sw/Str rate.—
Gene McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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To put it succinctly, SpaceX is balancing a lot of spinning plates, and the company's leadership is telling its employees to spin the plates faster and faster.—
Ryan Whitwam,
Ars Technica,
10 Mar. 2025
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