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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The idea is that higher energy prices will weigh on other sectors of the market but benefit producers like Coterra.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Warranty costs have also weighed on Ford's earnings this year.
—Nora Eckert, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
To examine the shift, Drake Bentley talked to Black male community leaders in Milwaukee.
Issues that might have weighed on Black voters' minds include the economy and jobs, immigration, criminal justice reform, voucher schools and book banning.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
That would certainly weigh on the key electrical segments that drive most of the top line.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Warranty costs have also weighed on Ford's earnings this year.
—Nora Eckert, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
To examine the shift, Drake Bentley talked to Black male community leaders in Milwaukee.
Issues that might have weighed on Black voters' minds include the economy and jobs, immigration, criminal justice reform, voucher schools and book banning.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
That would certainly weigh on the key electrical segments that drive most of the top line.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Weigh on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weigh%20on. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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