weighed

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Weakness in some tech categories like chips weighed on the Nasdaq composite, leading the index to small decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

—European blue-chip stock indexes largely slipped, as the threat of fresh U.S. tariffs and higher oil prices weighed on sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

It was in a state of limbo for months last year as Harris, one of the state’s most high-profile politicians, weighed whether to jump in.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Oil prices, meanwhile, reversed lower after moving higher on Monday as Wall Street weighed ongoing uncertainty surrounding U.S.-Iran peace negotiations and the future of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The wet filth sticking to his clothes and filling his shoes weighed him down!

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda