baggage

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Over the last century, familiar words such as “time,” “exist” and “timeless” have been repurposed in technical contexts without examining what baggage they carry from everyday speech.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“There’s a lot more money coming on-line that doesn’t have the baggage of an incumbent program,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

"Now we can move freely, unencumbered by baggage," added Anita.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Familial wealth can come with baggage, like being viewed as a nepo-baby or having to guard against being used.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Their laughter and cheers rose up around George, and the fear he’d felt in the baggage hold faded away.

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