weigh on

Example Sentences

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Interest costs of nearly $400 million annually have weighed on earnings and slowed debt reduction, even as offshore drilling conditions improved.

From Barron's

Treasury bonds edged higher early Monday, blunting gains for stocks and weighing on the dollar, as traders and investors contemplate a host of pressures that could test the market’s recent calm over the coming weeks.

From Barron's

Those moves also weighed on digital assets, which had already had a poor start to the year.

From Barron's

But worries about the overall outlook for AI—and their respective exposures to OpenAI—have weighed on all three over the past three months.

From The Wall Street Journal

The reduction signals further caution as concerns that global supply will outstrip demand continue to weigh on markets.

From The Wall Street Journal