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weight

[weyt] / weɪt /






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He said his mother told him she and her husband were "slowly rebuilding their strength" after losing a substantial amount of weight.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

"This suggests that calorie restriction has a beneficial effect that is unique to adipose tissues and is likely independent of weight loss," Kim says.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Information technology and communication services, which we overweighted for a long time, moved back to market weight toward the end of last year.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

As a singer-songwriter with nearly 40,000 Instagram followers of her own, Amor said she’s felt the weight of having opinions — losing friends and followers and receiving critical direct messages.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

I focus on the ice in the bottom of my cup, try to pretend I can’t feel the weight of his stare.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

“I had 5-pound weights in rehearsal, but until you’re actually there, you don’t know what to expect,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 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

Its weights, though, are open for users to play with, giving the model a level of adaptability.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Zuckerberg said in an Instagram video Monday that his company would open the weights for its latest AI model, enabling it to be downloaded by the public.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

And he sits in the corner of the room while we lift weights.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

BCA is recommending a two-legged trade, with 80% being a long position in those four hyperscalers, weighted by market capitalization.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

The trimmed mean and weighted median measures of underlying inflation preferred by the Bank of Canada averaged 1.95% annually compared with 1.9% a month earlier and close to the central bank’s 2% inflation target.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

“It’s like wearing a weighted blanket and oven mitts,” Gardner notes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

The P/E ratios are weighted by market capitalization, except for those of the S&P 500 equal-weight index.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Within moments my breath quickened, and soon I was nearly gasping for air, my arms aching, heavy and weighted down.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

Since we already know that positively weighting factors such as value or quality have worked, avoiding others by default, maybe so.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

And as float increases, so does SpaceX’s float-adjusted weighting in major indexes, which can drive purchases from passive investors.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Under the changes, the weighting given to the benefits brought by companies will be doubled, from 10% to 20% for contracts worth £5m or more, the Cabinet Office said.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Looking ahead, asset quality will be a key area to watch as supply chain-related inflation risks build, while the proposed expansion of the Malaysia’s benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index could temporarily reduce the sector’s weighting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Not everyone was attentive; one juror, as though poisoned by the numerous spring-fever yawns weighting the air, sat with drugged eyes and jaws so utterly ajar bees could have buzzed in and out.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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