weight
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After understanding the science behind it, she said, she was “absolutely done with the shaming from other people and particularly myself” after so many years of weathering public criticism about her weight.
From Los Angeles Times
"It was a weight off my shoulder in case I had done something wrong or made things worse."
From BBC
But he’s desperately needed in the red zone, and that will lift some weight off the shoulders of Puka Nacua.
From Los Angeles Times
Bank deals have started to rebound as all but the biggest players struggle under the weight of regulatory, technological and other costs.
"We want to continue to punch above our weight. We always have done," says Webborn.
From BBC
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