weigh
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I weigh 30 grams of beans and then I grind them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
"What happened to Jane Doe in 2024 is deeply disturbing and will weigh heavily on our community for years to come."
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
In her judgement, the judge concluded that the "factors that weigh against the children genuinely existing were very strong, stronger than the factors pointing the other way".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Genna Contino outlined strategies to weigh rewards and risks in the bond market at today’s higher yields.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
“We were all babies once, right? This little guy doesn’t care what country you were born in or what religion you might practice or how much you weigh or who you might love.”
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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Each year, the office weighs some 120,000 violations, deciding whether to file charges and how to pursue them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
He smooths the features of the head -- which he says weighs more than a ton -- with a yellow sponge, while another craftsman adds clay to the fingers of the enormous hands.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
However the figures shake down, the increasing cost of paying the interest on the country's debts weighs heavily.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The team recently created a more durable version of their tiny robot, which is about the size of a microcassette and weighs less than a paperclip.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Then he weighs me, measures my height, and has me bend over so he can see if my spine is straight.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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The single currency was weighed down by France’s fiscal woes and concerns about increased French government spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
That weighed on the single currency in Asian trade Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
And Bradley Saunders, North America economist at Capital Economics, said the lower figure was “not disastrous“, adding that a drop in government roles and temporary visa policy changes weighed on overall growth.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The opinion of privacy advocates who have weighed in on this requirement generally boils down to: Anyone doing this should have their head examined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
As water rushed forward it weighed down the bow, and the men pumped with every last shred of their failing strength.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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The Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, which guides federal judges in weighing expert testimony, was recently revised by the Federal Judicial Center and the National Academies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The judge said that, in weighing the sentence, he considered Iza’s history and characteristics, including childhood displacement from Iraq, separation from his parents, neglect, poverty, physical abuse and prolonged social isolation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
The company makes autonomous industrial robots aimed at automating repetitive manual tasks like stacking pallets and weighing raw materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Candidates are also weighing factors including time-off options, company equity and the employer’s future project pipeline.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Largest hospital file on record: Mr. Robert Hoge of Brisbane, Australia, with a file two thousand pages long and weighing in at eleven pounds.”
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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