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[weyt] / weɪt /






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Around 12% of U.S. adults have used those drugs for weight loss, polling has shown.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The weight of the $80 monthly loan payments—which cover only interest—and the threat of her parents losing their land, torments Samrith Sarav.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

As a nation, just by getting to this World Cup they are punching well above their weight, and it would be massive for them to get their first win in their third finals.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

And even if the jokes in “Stop! That! Train!” don’t always hit, it’s always admirable to punch above your weight.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Around him, he sensed the chill weight of earth, and the massed and moldering bones of the Raven Dead.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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