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all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
As the anemic number reflects, businesses were weighed down by Hurricanes Milton and Helene as well as labor disputes such as the Boeing machinists strike.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
Amphenol’s revenue growth was also weighed down last year, amid lower demand from mobile carriers as well as devices.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Somehow, Ordaz and a small band of compatriots endured the long, grueling ascent — their lungs slowly crushed by the altitude’s pressure, their backs weighed down by their steel helmets and breastplates — and lived to tell the tale.
—Charles Curkin, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
As the anemic number reflects, businesses were weighed down by Hurricanes Milton and Helene as well as labor disputes such as the Boeing machinists strike.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
Amphenol’s revenue growth was also weighed down last year, amid lower demand from mobile carriers as well as devices.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Somehow, Ordaz and a small band of compatriots endured the long, grueling ascent — their lungs slowly crushed by the altitude’s pressure, their backs weighed down by their steel helmets and breastplates — and lived to tell the tale.
—Charles Curkin, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weigh%20down. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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