give weight
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But MacKenzie said the paper's reporters may not have been prepared to give weight to "a WhatsApp out of nowhere saying 'this is all cobblers'" at late notice before publication.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2023
It does give weight in favor of applicants who are economically disadvantaged or still learning English.
From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023
In that pause, Garbus inserts scenes of Queen Elizabeth II parading through crowds of Black and brown people in commonwealth countries to give weight to the ludicrousness of that question.
From Salon • Dec. 11, 2022
A book like Schöllgen’s, he added, needs to give weight to evidence from both sides of such a trial to be convincing.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2022
But many historians give weight to Isaac’s stories.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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