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all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down
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Stimulus boost China has been striving to boost economic growth and has taken several measures towards this end, as a real estate slump and uncertainty about future income has continued to weigh down consumer spending and business confidence, adding to deflation concerns.
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Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Key Background Created in 2007, the PSLF was weighed down for years with criticism about delays in relief and issues with completing the program’s application.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is hitting the skids, weighed down in large part by UnitedHealth Group since one of its top executives was killed.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Although many software and AI stocks rallied, the technology sector was weighed down by the 4% decline in Apple after two more analysts sounded the alarm about disappointing iPhone sales and an incoming bad quarter and guide.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
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Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Key Background Created in 2007, the PSLF was weighed down for years with criticism about delays in relief and issues with completing the program’s application.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is hitting the skids, weighed down in large part by UnitedHealth Group since one of its top executives was killed.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Although many software and AI stocks rallied, the technology sector was weighed down by the 4% decline in Apple after two more analysts sounded the alarm about disappointing iPhone sales and an incoming bad quarter and guide.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weigh%20down. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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