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all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down
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An aspect of déjà vu weighs down these expressions of Black resistance, trapped in the box of the camera frame.
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
In a rational country, the nation's pockets would be weighed down with them no longer.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025
Unlike other deep conditioning masks, this one features a weightless, gel-like texture that won’t weigh down hair follicles.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
Russia’s economy is already weighed down by a multitude of U.S. and European sanctions.
—Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
In a rational country, the nation's pockets would be weighed down with them no longer.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025
Unlike other deep conditioning masks, this one features a weightless, gel-like texture that won’t weigh down hair follicles.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
Russia’s economy is already weighed down by a multitude of U.S. and European sanctions.
—Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weigh%20down. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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