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• How will this cycle shift the balance of power in Congress?
  — WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
• Cash is only one factor that could tip the balance of power.
  — Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
• Here are four ways to shift the balance of power and improve your funding results: 1.
  — Kris Putnam-Walkerly, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
• In West Virginia, there is no race this year that could shift the balance of power in Washington.
  — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2022
• Here's a primer on the often-controversial 35-year-old who could tip the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.
  — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2022
• There's not one, but two important races here that could shift the balance of power not only here in the state, but also in the country.
  — NBC News, 1 Nov. 2020
• Western leaders have argued that heavy tanks could shift the balance of power on the battlefield.
  — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
• The race has long drawn intense attention from both parties because the winner could help tip the balance of power in the Senate.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2022
• In addition to the mayoral and treasurer races, four people are running for a pair of seats on the City Council, which could shift the balance of power.
  — Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2022
• With her skill, size and leadership, Stewart was considered the top free agent in this year’s market, with the chance to tip the balance of power in the league with her decision.
  — David Waldstein, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
• His arrival could tip the balance of power and make the company the mightiest superhero movie maker in town.
  — David Betancourt, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2023
• The sheer power of artillery helped shift the balance of power to the defender, which in turn forced armies on both sides to build hundreds of miles of trenches to protect their troops from indirect fire.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 Aug. 2023
• Like the one before it, the 42nd season of the show is running on an accelerated timetable, with lots of gimmicks designed to drive risky decisions and shift the balance of power.
  — al, 11 May 2022
• This year’s races could tip the balance of power in Congress to Republicans, hobbling President Biden’s agenda for the second half of his term.
  — New York Times, 5 July 2022
• The most coveted quarterback in college football is following his former coach to USC in a major transfer move that’s bound to shift the balance of power out west.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2022
• The battle between business and labor is headed for a high-stakes showdown at the California Supreme Court this week over a ballot measure that would tip the balance of power at the state Capitol.
  — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
• The new contract would shift the balance of power to the superintendent, giving him nearly full discretion over hiring and firing.
  — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2021
• Analysts say there is an opportunity for a reset of the Philippines' relationships with both major powers -- and the outcome of the vote could shift the balance of power in Asia.
  — Helen Regan, CNN, 9 May 2022
• McClellan won't shift the balance of power in the House, which is narrowly held by Republicans with a 222-seat majority.
  — Stephen Groves, ajc, 8 Mar. 2023
• Two senators and one representative could tip the balance of power.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
• Cleveland’s plan would dramatically shift the balance of power.
  — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 17 July 2021
• Among the most interesting questions for Republicans in the coming months will be: How will the emphasis on social conservatism within the grass roots shift the balance of power in the Party, and how effective will Trump be at co-opting it?
  — The New Yorker, 15 May 2022
• Greta Neubauer, the Democratic minority leader of the Assembly, said that new maps could potentially shift the balance of power in the Legislature.
  — Julie Bosman, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• Israel’s sweeping security measures in the West Bank are an extension of its war against Hamas in Gaza, an attempt to eliminate the militant group and permanently shift the balance of power in a conflict that has raged for decades.
  — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
• In 2021, when businesses and entire industries are eager to shift the balance of power and draw from a broader base of employee experience, why aren’t more leaders reconsidering the role of the résumé?
  — Brooke Baldwin, Fortune, 12 June 2021
• Governments around the world have been moving to shift the balance of power between big tech platforms and news organizations as the financial disadvantage of the news industry in the current model became clear.
  — Keach Hagey, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2021
• Now, with the election to decide Duterte’s successor days away, analysts say there is an opportunity for a reset of the Philippines’ relationships with both major powers – and its outcome could shift the balance of power in Asia.
  — Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 May 2022
• The discovery that her lineage might unlock supernatural abilities that shift the balance of power in her favor is obviously compelling to her.
  — Time, 5 Jan. 2023
• The incumbents and other candidates who are generally aligned with that majority have been vying with a group of conservative candidates who aim to break up the majority and shift the balance of power.
  — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2023
• Now Republicans, opposing new levies to fund transit, appear to have recently won key local elections that could shift the balance of power at the government agency spearheading the proposal.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 29 Aug 2024