weigh
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Readers weigh in on the nascent construction boom, the Taylor rule, and the case for APA as a takeover target.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
In this environment, competition will likely weigh on NAB’s margins, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The 9th Circuit wagered that only two justices were likely to side with the administration, while the 7th merely implored the high court to weigh in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The company acknowledged on Thursday that cost pressures and supply-chain issues are expected to weigh on margins.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
If you’re an entrepreneur gambling on a new product, how do you weigh the intelligence you get from rational analysis of the existing marketplace against your own instincts about the potential of your new idea?
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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But as she weighs a third presidential bid, Harris stands to face a bigger and more formidable opponent: herself.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
"He's 10 years old and weighs around 60 kilograms."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The inflation tracker that exerts the biggest influence on the actions of the Federal Reserve is getting a makeover just as a divided central bank weighs whether to raise U.S. interest rates this fall.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
It measures just 4.1 millimetres in thickness and weighs 215 grammes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
The eyebrows work in consort with my inky black hair, which weighs in midway between curly and wavy, and calls for the invention of a new word.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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I weighed what Nolan chose to protect, tweak and abandon in his own version and concluded that he wanted to make an action-tragedy about societal decline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
This becomes apparent towards the end of my morning at the clinic, when a couple in their thirties arrive to have their baby weighed.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Oil prices are also likely weighed by the OPEC+ decision to increase oil production by about 188,000 barrels a day in September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The intervention came after the yen slid to 163.24 per dollar last month, its weakest level since 1986, as higher US interest rates, rising oil prices and persistent capital outflows weighed on the currency.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Heavy and thick, it weighed me down as I squished along the hallway.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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In the recent past, when Treasury yields have traded at or around these levels, the pressure has started to spill over into other markets, often weighing on stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Two senators who are weighing whether to confirm acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the position permanently have pressed him on the issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
And it’s not just student debt weighing many Americans down.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
She placed fourth, achieving the same total as India's bronze medallist Laishram Devi but losing out on a podium place by virtue of weighing more than her rival.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
He walks back up the street, silent now, no ringing sack of garbage weighing him down.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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