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[weyt] / weɪt /






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Notice more subtly that they don’t use the weight of their star power and offer to buy out “60 Minutes” or CBS News.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

But he added: “Even so, a broad-index cycle turning down from a projected high, arriving alongside Friday’s Growth unwind and a still-stretched tape, adds materially to the weight of evidence for a choppy-to-lower summer.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Cardellini: That was our first scene together, really placing your weight on somebody in a way where you just don’t want to hurt somebody’s face.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"I don't know if a weight has been lifted off my shoulders," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

I feel lighter now, like a weight I’ve been carrying around forever is somehow gone, and I know it’s because finally things are going right for me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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