Definition of "balances" []

• Plural form of balance. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of balance. (verb)

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• "One subtle element of those checks and balances is that they are based on a triumvirate of power, not a face-off."
• ""The historical risk of large portfolio balances is off the table.""
• "It's a move that depends on the reader accepting the blithe but shoddy equation, books = literature, on which Ulin balances his argument."