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Recent Examples of deadweight
Thus, Ockham's razor cuts loose the deadweight of the theory, leaving it with only the necessary pieces of explanation.
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Julius Černiauskas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
So, in certain industries, the risk of outsourcing may well outweigh the deadweight loss resulting from tariffs or any other form of free trade barriers.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Losing that 200 pounds of deadweight freed me up to focus on advancing my career.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
Between September 2024 and January 2025, ship capacity transiting through the Panama Canal was 10 percent lower than the 2019-22 average by deadweight tonnage, according to the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO).
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Julius Černiauskas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
So, in certain industries, the risk of outsourcing may well outweigh the deadweight loss resulting from tariffs or any other form of free trade barriers.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Losing that 200 pounds of deadweight freed me up to focus on advancing my career.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
Between September 2024 and January 2025, ship capacity transiting through the Panama Canal was 10 percent lower than the 2019-22 average by deadweight tonnage, according to the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO).
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadweight
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The mental and emotional burden was not universal either.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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If a ballroom is truly important, private donors and personal wealth can fund it without placing the burden on citizens already paying enough in taxes and the high cost of gas.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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And the Blue Moon Mk1 is a cargo variant of the lander that will later support a crew — but how much later is the question.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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During a recent demonstration, the robot pushed cargo onto a conveyor belt and signaled to a nearby worker.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Federal officials recently launched a prize competition to reward ideas for controlling the flow of aquatic species into and out of the ballasts of boats that travel among the various lakes and waterways across the United States.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Some of the young women who lived there say the support was critical — ballast in a storm.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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On Thursday, marine traffic data showed almost no tanker or freight traffic passing through the strait as Iran and the US contest the chokepoint.—
Eleni Giokos,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea are global geopolitical events showing up in fabric costs, freight surcharges, and compressed margins.—
Catherine Nekavand,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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For a while, we’re cheered at the prospect that Karl Urban might lighten the movie’s load with his meta ironic balsa-wood Don Johnson presence.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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Since 2023, McLane routes using this technology logged 280,000 autonomous miles in Texas, covering 1,400 loads delivered to restaurants.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Observable loadings have declined since the blockade, although the data can be difficult to interpret and often shows up on a delay.—
Anthony Di Paola,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Hinchey is accused of chasing the woman, whose identity has not been released, to the store's loading dock area.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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The other payloads followed suit over the next hour and a half.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 May 2026
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First will be a SpaceX cargo Dragon on the CRS-35 mission with another 7,200 pounds of payload including roll-out solar arrays for the station.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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The follow-up is expected to outgross the original’s lifetime haul of $326 million by the end of the month.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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Still, the average fare per person on its short haul routes fell and stayed about the same for its long distance service.—
Tom Hudson,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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“Deadweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadweight. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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