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deadweight

noun as in tax

noun as in weight

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While the exact effect of the higher tariffs is uncertain, “tariffs do create deadweight loss, so we can expect them to exact some costs on the U.S. economy,” said Sarah Bauerle Danzman, an associate professor of international studies at Indiana University.

And if there’s anyone who will be patient with him as he rediscovers how to be a two-way player, it’s the Angels, who won’t have anything else to play for until deadweight Anthony Rendon’s contract expires after the 2026 season.

"I've talked with folks around the country who've been involved in higher ed reform, and the most significant deadweight cost at universities is typically unproductive tenured faculty," the governor added.

From Salon

At least 16 percent of the world’s shipping fleet, by deadweight tonnage, is registered in Panama, including 39 percent of the 288 vessels that United Against Nuclear Iran, an organization I advise, has identified as suspected of participating in Iran’s foreign-flagged ghost armada.

After witnessing the comment battlefield after I mentioned the deadweight loss of Christmas, I have learned one cannot convince certain people of the greater efficiency of cash gifts.

From Slate

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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