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The benefits of GLP-1s extend far beyond weight loss, although we are still in uncharted territory when it comes to the lifestyle changes that should accommodate rapid weight loss, including building strength and bone density.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The paper, 'Effect of non-nutritive sweetened beverages versus water on body weight: long-term results of a randomised controlled trial', was published in British Journal of Nutrition.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
Xi’s health carries weight far beyond his personal well-being.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Defence lawyers argued on appeal that they had been misdirected and reached a verdict which went against the weight of expert evidence.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
It creaked beneath the weight of the sled.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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This can include lifting weights such as dumbbells, using gym machines or resistance bands, or using your own body weight in exercises such as squats, step-ups or press-ups.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
“I don’t know if the U.S. News weights are appropriate in identifying which schools are the best ones. There are big differences, the differences are growing substantially over time.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
There is no sentient actor lurking in the weights to be reasoned with, feared or pacified.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Martine Barons, from Stratford-upon-Avon, said she began lifting weights during lockdown after listening to a seminar that said women going through menopause should run less and lift more.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
It incorporated weights, counterweights, pendulums, shafts, and torsion wires.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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But the S&P 500 is weighted by market capitalization, meaning the stocks of larger companies have more influence on the index’s price than companies with smaller market caps.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
One man rides a draft horse dragging a wooden harrow, weighted down by a boulder, to break up the soil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Responses for the governor’s race poll came from a weighted sample of 4,512 respondents considered likely to vote in the November election, from a larger group of 6,989 registered voters throughout California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Colleen Babcock, Rightmove's head of partner marketing, says London faces additional challenges because its market is heavily weighted towards flats, and "affordability more broadly remains a key challenge".
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
She rose before dawn each day and lifted sacks weighted with stones many times with each arm before she put the kettle over the fire.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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But this takes us back to the index’s weighting by market capitalization.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
For one, Warsh is treating each component equally, rather than weighting by share of nominal spending.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Previously, Jarden had a zero risk weighting given negative results from the earlier Elanora and Isabella prospects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Carmakers and manufacturers of auto parts are getting battered by competition from China, but they now make up less than 2% of the Stoxx Europe 600’s weighting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Rowan took the map from his pack and unrolled it on the grass, weighting the corners down with stones.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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