weighing

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Educators and lawmakers in more than a dozen other states are weighing legislation or have already taken action.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Majungasaurus, for example, had a heavily built skull and extremely small arms despite weighing only about 1.6 tons, roughly one fifth the weight of T. rex.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Higher fertilizer and fuel costs, however, are squeezing farmers’ profit margins, potentially weighing on demand for seed, crop protection products, and farm equipment.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Stocks were making gains as investors appeared to be weighing possible signs of progress on Mideast diplomacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

At the time of the Cognitive Revolution, the planet was home to about 200 genera of large terrestrial mammals weighing over 100 pounds.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari