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Recent Examples of deadweight
Losing that 200 pounds of deadweight has freed me up to focus on advancing my career.
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
This misallocation of resources results in productive inefficiency and a deadweight loss — a reduction in overall economic welfare that benefits neither producers nor consumers.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Ship capacity transiting through the Panama Canal was 10 percent lower between September 2024 and January 2025 than the 2019-22 average, measured in deadweight tonnage, according to the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO).
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Feb. 2025
What deadweight is holding you back?
—USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
This misallocation of resources results in productive inefficiency and a deadweight loss — a reduction in overall economic welfare that benefits neither producers nor consumers.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Ship capacity transiting through the Panama Canal was 10 percent lower between September 2024 and January 2025 than the 2019-22 average, measured in deadweight tonnage, according to the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO).
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Feb. 2025
What deadweight is holding you back?
—USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadweight
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To age safely and comfortably at home, embrace smart-home technology to help ease the physical and mental burden of daily tasks.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2025
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Raising the number of classes or credit hours is likely to place an overwhelming burden on Latino students.—
Noreen Sugrue,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The crew of a cargo ship carrying around 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned it off the coast of Alaska after a fire broke out onboard, its operator Zodiac Maritime said on Wednesday.—
Jonathan Saul,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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And maybe Dometic could follow up with some compatible cargo boxes so even more of one's base camping haul can fit together like a high-efficiency 3D puzzle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2025
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Yes, in a perfect world, there would not be the salary ballast of Terry Rozier and Duncan Robinson, or, at this point, even Kevin Love.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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In the face of global economic uncertainty, erratic equity markets and geopolitical tension, including the escalating tariff landscapes, that ballast matters.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Although attendees didn’t know it at the time, Aurora trucks were already on the road running driverless in commercial freight hauling – a world first.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Regardless of how the tariff situation plays out for goods flown out of China and the Asia Pacific region, the uncertainty is leading the air freight sector to a slower year than originally anticipated.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
29 May 2025
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User Experience Vibe coding can add cognitive load for users by introducing unnecessary steps.—
Naresh Prajapati,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The device would collect brainwave data during the workday and transmit it wirelessly to a human or machine overseer, who could intervene if the worker’s mental load falls outside the optimal range.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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At Mean Mule, a distillery also in the Crossroads, the grant is helping activate a loading dock located off the alley at the back of their building.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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The men allegedly crawled out of the hole to a loading dock, scaled an exterior concrete wall of the jail complex and darted across a freeway to freedom.—
Kati Weis,
CBS News,
29 May 2025
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Weighing roughly 6,500 pounds, the aircraft will have a payload capacity of 1,000 pounds and can be charged in minutes.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 June 2025
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Blue Ghost is designed to deliver 10 NASA payloads.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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Ruben Amorim’s side are also guaranteed to finish the campaign with their lowest points haul and lowest position of the Premier League era.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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That’s a massive fundraising haul for a digital asset launched just months ago.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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“Deadweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadweight. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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