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weight

[weyt] / weɪt /






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They had to reinforce the floor of their Chicago apartment to support the pair’s weight.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

"We must intensify efforts to help people quit tobacco use, avoid cancer-linked infections, abstain from alcohol, maintain a healthy weight, and get more daily exercise."

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

During September and October's WXV Global Series, World Rugby is trialling a size 4.5 ball - about 3% smaller than the size five used in the men's game, but the same weight.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

As employers brace for a fresh round of rising healthcare costs that outpace inflation, the stakes are getting higher for companies to contain spending on treatments such as popular GLP-1 medications for weight loss.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Eliza shifts her weight on the stoop and looks back over her shoulder, as if she might have somewhere else to be.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Samar Karam, in charge of archaeological sites in north Lebanon, said a Roman-era olive press was found on private property along with pottery weights and items for textile production.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

You can do the exercises at home, with little to no equipment, and you can easily progress with hand-held weights, if desired.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

For most of the past 100 years, research has found that an equally weighted portfolio of stocks has generally outperformed the traditional index, which weights the different stocks according to their market value.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

With open weights, a company—Meta, for example—trains a model using methods that aren’t disclosed to its users.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

He put weights on one side of the scale and a large spoonful of coriander on the other.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

Adobe’s forward P/E of 9.6 compares with weighted valuations of 25.2 for the S&P 500 software group and 19.6 for the full S&P 500, according to FactSet.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

I walk down the street and I see an alarming number of people wearing weighted walking vests now, which is so frightening that it requires me to catch my breath every now and again.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

Ohtani hasn’t even gone through weighted plyo ball drills in “a few days,” according to Roberts.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Again, we’ll hold these puts as long as the weighted put-call ratio for the stock remains a sell.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

They packed sand around the edge into a high wall, stretched the evening gown, which they had ripped open to make it bigger, across the hole, and weighted the dress’s edges with rocks.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

The international fund has no U.S. exposure, with Japan its largest country weighting at 15%, and a one-year return of 27%.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

And with a capitalization of $5.26 trillion, Nvidia is the market’s biggest company, carrying a 7.6% weighting in the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

The recent increase in the U.S. weighting is owing to his more constructive approach on software stocks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Speaking to the Jimmy's Jobs of the Future podcast,, external he said there would be "more social value weighting in public contracts", with a particular focus on firms offering such placements.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The orchards of peaches with the lush fruit weighting down the dwarfed trees.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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