weight
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This method classifies weight status based on age and body fat percentage, providing a more direct assessment of adiposity.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
But that’s because he’s confident you’ll leave bursting with thoughts and feelings about the price of progress, the weight of history and the ways we struggle to do right amid so much that’s wrong.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Although a mouth-watering fight with Shields may lie in weight, Shalom was quick to warn of Pineiro's threat.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The problem is that steel cables become so heavy over long distances that their own weight adds enormous strain to the system.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Her uncle now insisted she get a job and pull her weight or leave the house.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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