deadweight
Example Sentences
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DBS economists expect export growth to accelerate to 8.4% in April from 2.5% in March, noting that container ship deadweight tonnage at 20 major ports rose during the period.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Software as a service, or SaaS, was once the market’s hottest sector, but it’s been a deadweight for much of the last month.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
Higher yields have been a deadweight for gold, which pays no return, and the metal was stuck at $1,789 an ounce, having shed 2.4% last week.
From Reuters • Jan. 31, 2022
Swiveling his propellers sideways, Johnson uses the tug as a deadweight to act as an anchor to slow the Marjorie C.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2021
“We’re teammates, so I tolerate you. That doesn’t mean I like you. Besides, Drew and I’ve been carrying your deadweight for two years. All you do is shoot Js that you can’t make.”
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
