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all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down
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Though some oil-heavy products weigh down fine hair, this shampoo is lightweight enough to use on all hair types.
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024
Some lie in bed, weighed down by illness and sorrow, barely able to care for themselves.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2024
In August, Shiseido Co. Ltd.’s stock fell sharply one day after the Japanese beauty giant released first-half earnings that were weighed down by dampened demand in China and restructuring costs.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
The shampoo cleanses but doesn’t strip my hair and the conditioner hydrates without weighing down my fine strands.
—Elizabeth Denton, StyleCaster, 16 July 2024
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024
Some lie in bed, weighed down by illness and sorrow, barely able to care for themselves.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2024
In August, Shiseido Co. Ltd.’s stock fell sharply one day after the Japanese beauty giant released first-half earnings that were weighed down by dampened demand in China and restructuring costs.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
The shampoo cleanses but doesn’t strip my hair and the conditioner hydrates without weighing down my fine strands.
—Elizabeth Denton, StyleCaster, 16 July 2024
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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weigh%20down. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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