equilibrate
verb
equil·i·brate
i-ˈkwi-lə-ˌbrāt 
equilibrated; equilibrating
: to bring into or keep in equilibrium : balance
: to bring about, come to, or be in equilibrium
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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
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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
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equilibrate
verb
equil·i·brate
i-ˈkwil-ə-ˌbrāt
equilibrated; equilibrating
: to bring into or keep in equilibrium
: to bring about, come to, or be in equilibrium
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