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[weyt] / weɪt /






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As a nation, just by getting to this World Cup they are punching well above their weight, and it would be massive for them to get their first win in their third finals.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

With as many as one in eight U.S. adults now taking the drugs, more employers are requiring weigh-ins and health coaching before covering GLP-1s for weight loss—or dropping coverage altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

And even if the jokes in “Stop! That! Train!” don’t always hit, it’s always admirable to punch above your weight.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

But he added: “Even so, a broad-index cycle turning down from a projected high, arriving alongside Friday’s Growth unwind and a still-stretched tape, adds materially to the weight of evidence for a choppy-to-lower summer.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

I just had to test each hold to make sure it would support my weight.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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