: an attempt to handle or deal with two or more things [such as obligations] at one time so as to satisfy often competing requirements "It's a difficult balancing act between celebrating the past and making room for the future." Jeffrey Brown Vegas might be the starkest example of what the hospitality industry faces across the country: a delicate balancing act between bringing back jobs and revenue and keeping workers and customers safe from a virus that's killed more than 100,000 Americans. Dave Jamieson It's a balancing act between appreciation, education and safety. Earlier this year, London city council voted to tighten up a parks bylaw that restricts the amount of food residents can feed to wild animals. Megan Stacey
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1907, in the meaning defined above
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