as in to bog (down)
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In an order filed Tuesday, Nelson Circuit Court Judge Charles Simms III explained that allowing the co-defendants to be tried jointly would subject Houck and Joseph to unfair prejudice.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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Yet Horse Crazy is one of the best American novels about obsession in part because the narrator mostly dislikes Gregory, subjecting this object of lust to the same derisive interior voice that comments on virtually every other aspect of his life.Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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But, instead of packing your heavy-duty power bank that can hold multiple charges (and weighs down your bag and needs to be charged at night), these FuelRods are a genius Disney World hack.Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
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As election approaches, what does the latest jobs report tell us? 02:47 U.S. payrolls slumped sharply in October, weighed down by people not working as a result of two hurricanes and a major labor dispute.Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
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But it has not been shut down or hampered by government action even under Biden, and the new Trump administration likely also won’t take any action against it.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The massive pier project was hampered by unexpected bad weather and security issues, as well as persistent safety issues involving Israeli forces that prompted aid agencies to halt distribution of the supplies out of fear of being injured and killed.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Weight (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weight%20%28down%29. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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