weigh
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People with dementia and Alzheimer’s diagnoses and their caregivers also must weigh other big milestones such as stopping driving, quitting a job or handing over management of household finances, Tan said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
All-inclusive services inevitably cultivate different economic habits than an environment in which individuals routinely weigh costs, compare alternatives, and make purchasing decisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The bay duiker antelope, for example, gives birth to offspring that weigh about as much as the estimated newborn C. theotonicus.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Economic hardship, however, is not the only factor as the mental and physical demands of parenthood also weigh on many.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Fred came to weigh over a hundred and thirty pounds.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Predictably, the outspoken sports pundit, who also weighs in with sharp takes on politics and popular culture, is not pleased with the assessment and is planning a fiery response: “Now y’all started something.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
This "weighs down the droplets," which "grow from a few micrometres to several millimetres: up to two or three. They fall, and it rains," explained Yarmohammed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
A higher interest-rate environment typically weighs on non-interest yielding assets such as gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Etruscan shrew, the smallest mammal, weighs about 1.8 grams.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Ben, who’s humming along, pauses to take my backpack as if it weighs nothing.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Grief weighed heavily on them, and at the same time, the industry’s relentless criticism disillusioned them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Other CFOs weighed in on the SEC proposal through comment letters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Its earnings growth comes after operational disruptions weighed on the first quarter, and was mainly driven by robust exports out of Asia and U.S. demand improvements, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Their calculations indicate that the animal weighed about 1.7kg when it was born and roughly 12kg when it died.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Certainly—whee!” she cried merrily, as Simon effortlessly scooped up her pregnant bulk and carried her over the puddle as if she weighed no more than a feather.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Adelaide was born earlier this month at a hospital in Lisbon, Portugal, weighing 6lb 9oz.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Egyed believes that many of her neighbors are weighing a similar choice.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
The government sent 50,000 aid packages weighing a total of 275 tonnes to the area, and European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen offered help from the bloc's Copernicus Earth observation satellites.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Stocks edged back from records Friday, with investors weighing weaker-than-anticipated economic data against an earnings season that has defied expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
She seemed to be weighing the options, considering.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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