weighed
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The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry because of a piece of foam that the astronaut estimates might have weighed about as much as a Styrofoam container.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The year-earlier bottom line was weighed by a $1.1 billion provision for a lawsuit tied to Bernie Madoff’s multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
That reflected port disruptions, which weighed on equity coal sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
A recent surge in bond yields had weighed on most corners of the market outside the tech space.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
It weighed about half a ton, but Glenn needed very little help from me to heft it all the way into the schoolhouse.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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