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baggage

[bag-ij] / ˈbæg ɪdʒ /


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But they also still carry this baggage, and it would be useful for these companies to unload it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Doing so, he writes, “removes the tremendous emotional baggage that the word ‘fault’ normally carries.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Some also described sleeping on airport floors and chaos at baggage reclaim as thousands looked to reorganise their plans, while others have been stranded abroad while trying to get back to the UK.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The emotional baggage I carried far exceeded the weight limits of my carry-ons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

George walked right through the doors of the first class baggage room and down a steep metal staircase that led to the hold.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis




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