deadweight
Example Sentences
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Software as a service, or SaaS, was once the market’s hottest sector, but it’s been a deadweight for much of the last month.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
A shadow fleet of vessels that transports this sanctioned oil has ballooned to a fifth of global deadweight tonnage, data from maritime journal Lloyd’s List shows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
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 • Jan. 3, 2023
The hikes already delivered will add around A$800 a month in repayments to the average A$620,000 mortgage, a deadweight for a population that holds A$2 trillion in home loans.
From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2022
I try to feel my way forward, but my limbs are leaden, and in moments I slip to the floor, my body a deadweight.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
