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[lohd] / loʊd /






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Seehorn carried a heavy load as its lead, playing a sad, angry woman forced to save the world from happiness and the hive mind.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Consuming large amounts of glucose can cause the intestine to produce more glucose-derived sorbitol, while consuming large quantities of sorbitol directly can also increase the total load.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

The mental load is a popular topic on forums like Reddit and Mumsnet, where women seek advice about how to talk to their partners about the exhaustion of trying to juggle so many different responsibilities.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

But debris from the crash and soya beans scattered on the road from the lorry's load were found by officers, he added.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

She didn’t dare get out to lighten the load.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Only when they arrive from their various locales, carrying their various loads of secrets, generosity and resentments, do the daughters discover what kind of help their mother wants.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

He said the team have already collected "five big bucket loads" of litter which he said "covered half the distance" of the town's promenade.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Crucially, EREVs can use gas to tow heavy loads without running out of range.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

The UN may also turn to Nepal's porters, accustomed to carrying heavy loads through some of the world's toughest mountain terrain during trekking and climbing expeditions.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

They had to carry a tune as they hauled enormous loads of rock up the hill.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz

Chris Vinson, leader of the council's Conservative group, previously said the men had "loaded into rental vans" and then travelled to the town.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Meanwhile, CNN cited US officials as saying the military escorted 40 commercial ships loaded with 18 million barrels of crude through the strait, a wartime high.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

It’s a few weeks before their co-headlining tour, and Tucker has already loaded up all the equipment.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

He drove in another run in the ninth, grounding into a fielder’s choice with the bases loaded, as part of a three-run last-ditch rally.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The boys came out of the master’s house carrying the ice chests full of fish and loaded them onto the boat, then Mr. Kofigah sparked his motor and zoomed off.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Today’s young people are questioning the old playbook: Get an expensive degree to land a good job and buy a home, even if that means loading up on debt.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

But while the number of boat crossings over summer months has dropped to its lowest since 2019, smugglers appear to have started loading more people onto fewer, larger vessels dubbed "mega dinghies".

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Iran is still loading small amounts of oil onto tankers, but those barrels remain trapped inside the Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

"We have sent a lot of relief material and right now our team is loading some materials for the hospital in the area," drone operator Avaya Pokharel told AFP in Nuwakot.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

Malia was happy at her University of Chicago Laboratory School, making friends and loading up her own little calendar with birthday parties and swim classes on weekends.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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