weigh on
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Increasing spending pressures and tight revenues could weigh on public finances and push up government borrowing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Concerns about rising gasoline prices weigh on the minds of U.S. consumers and revived fears of inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
That will in turn weigh on user growth which is correlated with its services business, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
First, while earnings-per-share growth is more important than rates-to-equity performance, higher interest rates do weigh on growth expectations.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
A heavy weariness was starting to weigh on him, but he forced himself to focus on the man across from him, hoping for answers.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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