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all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down
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This way, employees aren’t weighed down by tasks that likely won’t contribute significant value to the company or are more focused on hours worked than actual results.
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Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Materials were weighed down by Eastman Chemical, which fell 6%.
—Lisa Kailai Han,sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
The sector is grappling with some of its slowest growth in years, weighed down by China’s property crisis while rising prices have deterred shoppers from splashing out on new fashion.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Still, the individual episodes that do carry the season are weighed down by the duds.
—Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
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Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Materials were weighed down by Eastman Chemical, which fell 6%.
—Lisa Kailai Han,sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
The sector is grappling with some of its slowest growth in years, weighed down by China’s property crisis while rising prices have deterred shoppers from splashing out on new fashion.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Still, the individual episodes that do carry the season are weighed down by the duds.
—Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weigh%20down. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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