baggage

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Over the last century, familiar words such as “time,” “exist” and “timeless” have been repurposed in technical contexts without examining what baggage they carry from everyday speech.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“There’s a lot more money coming on-line that doesn’t have the baggage of an incumbent program,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“It could have easily gone to any of the other candidates,” but many had baggage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Familial wealth can come with baggage, like being viewed as a nepo-baby or having to guard against being used.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

We’d stopped to check Lily’s baggage with the skycap, leaving us free of the Samsonite at last.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English