dead weight
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The factory sector no longer looks like dead weight.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026
Misguided, opinionated labor is dead weight; the high-up leaders know best, which is why they’ve earned the positions they have to begin with.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2023
“I thought I was dead weight / But you wanna carry me / You wanna carry me home,” she sings on the track, gritty guitar sounds behind her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
But there’s no reason why the Wild won’t again push for a deep run in the playoffs, despite the dead weight from the buyouts of former franchise players Zach Parise and Ryan Suter.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2022
It felt like the old donkey had gone slack and left the entirety of his dead weight for me to drag.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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