as in to get down
to make sad
all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down
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Recent Examples of weigh down
Big Tech drags down markets Major U.S. indexes slumped on Thursday, weighed down heavily by losses in Big Tech shares.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Europe’s Stoxx 600 fell 0.57%, weighed down by auto stocks, which dropped 1.7% on news of the tariffs.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
But if your hair feels weighed down, product buildup or heavy conditioners might be the culprit.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
PCMark’s storage test also showed how Acer has opted for a capable SSD, which played into its success in the general PCMark 10 test, as weaker drives can weigh down the results.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Europe’s Stoxx 600 fell 0.57%, weighed down by auto stocks, which dropped 1.7% on news of the tariffs.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
But if your hair feels weighed down, product buildup or heavy conditioners might be the culprit.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
PCMark’s storage test also showed how Acer has opted for a capable SSD, which played into its success in the general PCMark 10 test, as weaker drives can weigh down the results.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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Many fans wonder if Kelce plans to get down on one knee in the near future.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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And in 2018, Chance got down on one knee at a backyard Fourth of July party.Luke Chinman, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Smith’s mother grew up in gloomy circumstances, depressed by death and illness.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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The contempt of the working man and catering to the most fortunate among us will only continue to depress turnout and membership for the Democratic party in the long run.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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These costs can burden families, impacting economic stability.Kevin Ali, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Many patients, advocacy groups and experts say the industry and U.S. health-care system are flawed or broken entirely, often burdening Americans who simply need care with exorbitant costs and daunting hurdles.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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My contacts on Capitol Hill tell me that many Senate Republicans are troubled by the Social Security Fairness Act.Andrew Biggs, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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On one level Trump is troubled by the reality that Putin, not Elon Musk or himself, is the wealthiest man in the world.Peter Bart, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024
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Alito has been highly vocal that Congress cannot enact this type of oversight on the courts, and some Republicans who have sided with his viewpoint also worry about the separation of powers.Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
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Our thought bubble: The fortunes being spent today on data centers for AI are jaw-dropping, but tech leaders are actually worrying about spending too little.Michael Flaherty, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Overseas, the overthrow of the shah in the Iranian Revolution and rise of Ayatollah Khomeini tortured Carter with 52 Americans held hostage for exactly 444 days, until Iran released the captives moments after Carter’s successor Ronald Reagan was inaugurated.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
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According to New York statutes, first-degree murder charges are reserved for murders that include certain aggravating factors, such as if the victim was a police officer or other similar official or if the victim was tortured.Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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There’s just not a lot of empathy for a group that historically has had advantages and are naturally more likely and prone to be oppressors than the oppressed.Sean Illing, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024
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After suffering a fierce crackdown by Chinese security forces long accused by the West of oppressing the country's Uyghur minority, a number of Turkestan Islamic Party rebels joined jihadis battling the Syrian government in a civil war that first erupted in 2011.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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