weigh on
phrasal verb
weighed on; weighing on; weighs on
: to make (someone or something) sad, depressed, or worried
The bad news is really weighing on me.
I can tell that something is weighing on his mind.
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DeRozan didn’t mince words when asked which factors will be weighing on his mind this summer.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
As with its competitors, the ongoing slowdown in China appears to have weighed on growth, with Asia (outside Japan) shrinking its weight in the company’s beauty business for the fifth year in a row, down to 30% last year, compared with 33% a year earlier and as much as 45% in 2020.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 18 Apr. 2025
Moreover, the costs of climate change will eventually weigh on the returns of all sectors.
—Justin Worland, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Declines in national interest rates typically weigh on local lenders’ net interest income revenues from loans.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
As with its competitors, the ongoing slowdown in China appears to have weighed on growth, with Asia (outside Japan) shrinking its weight in the company’s beauty business for the fifth year in a row, down to 30% last year, compared with 33% a year earlier and as much as 45% in 2020.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 18 Apr. 2025
Moreover, the costs of climate change will eventually weigh on the returns of all sectors.
—Justin Worland, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Declines in national interest rates typically weigh on local lenders’ net interest income revenues from loans.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Weigh on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weigh%20on. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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