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load

[lohd] / loʊd /






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During normal walking, the inner section typically carries more of the load.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

A 2018 study in Nature indicates that max-cushion shoes increase the total load on muscles, bones and joints compared with moderate cushioning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Scott's emergence showed the array of riches Tuchel has at his disposal in the central midfield area, even with Arsenal's Declan Rice, a fixture in the team, out as his load is managed after injury.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

I used to be a mortgage-loan officer; I would get a couple that each made six figures, but would have difficulty qualifying them for a loan amount they wanted because of their consumer-debt load.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

“I, er, I wasn’t thinking of hiring it as such. I was thinking of just using it for a bit. Like, as a favor. I’d be so grateful. I’ll load the coconuts for you.”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

Transport loads are the cheapest way to buy dyed diesel, he said, with maybe 7,000 to 7,400 gallons per delivery.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The following breakdown showing the Boeing 737 MAX’s speed, angles and G-force loads is based on second-by-second satellite tracking data from Flightradar24.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

You may be wondering just what kind of company would be so willing to lavish the resources required for a full-scale New York City musical, accompanied by loads of free merch.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

"I know I'm better off financially compared to a lot of people living in halls," she said, adding "loads of people" were doing the same thing.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Then, just as the music, slow and smoky, loads up the air, his smile bright as ever, he wrinkles his nose and turns away.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

Back in March, the U.S. said it would temporarily allow Russia to sell oil that had already been loaded onto tankers at sea.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

In Long Beach, cars lined up Saturday at a Peninsula parking lot as fire department workers loaded sandbags into trunks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

On another occasion, Pillinger loaded a Beagle 2 replica into a supermarket trolley and wheeled it around The Open University's car park, demonstrating its compact size to cameras.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Then in the top of the seventh inning, the Dodgers loaded the bases with a single from Teoscar Hernández, a walk from pinch-hitting rookie Josue De Paula, and a five-pitch walk from Kyle Tucker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

After a second or two the results loaded.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The original study included only 68 participants, all of whom had mild to moderate osteoarthritis affecting the inner knee and demonstrated that at least one tested walking adjustment could reduce their joint loading.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

He only wavered in the fifth, loading the bases with a pair of singles and a four-pitch walk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

It was like Christmas every Wednesday afternoon as we shredded packages and stacked CDs, occasional stickers and vinyl, splitting the spoils and loading them into our computers — by hand even!

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Wearing a clerical collared shirt, Boateng moves through rows of buses loading passengers before boarding one bound for Kumasi, Ghana's second-largest city.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Jack didn’t get to the bus stop until just as they were loading, and then he was immediately called over by Tyler and Hazel was left to sit by herself and she’d forgotten her book.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu




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