carries weight

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present tense third-person singular of carry weight
as in matters
to be of importance His opinion doesn't carry much weight with the people who'll make the final decision.

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Recent Examples of carries weight The Cuban sports playbook, treating a franchise as a growth business and entertainment brand rather than a passive local asset, is central to why Cuban’s involvement in the A’s deal carries weight beyond just his money. Joshua Hong, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Nvidia’s position, given its role as the primary hardware provider for AI workloads, carries weight in the infrastructure decisions of enterprise customers. Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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“Carries weight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carries%20weight. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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