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weigh in

verb

Definition of weigh in

as in to reflect

to make a statement of one's opinion self-appointed pundits immediately weighed in on the latest political scandal

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Recent Examples of weigh in Brown weighed in with a comment on a separate tribute of Sulaimán’s on Instagram. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026 The European Commission is likely to come up with a proposal for the 27 member countries to weigh in the near future. — Samuel Petrequin, Fortune, 20 July 2026 Former Attorney General Mike Cox later dropped out of the race, citing internal polling showed James pulling far ahead after the president weighed in. — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 20 July 2026 Next Pro — weighed in on the World Cup, which has played out these last several weeks across North America. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for weigh in

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That configuration reflects the J-20’s emphasis on engaging enemy aircraft at long distances, particularly high-value targets such as tankers, surveillance aircraft, and airborne early-warning platforms.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026
The issues persisted through Sunday’s race, and his podium finish wouldn’t reflect Verstappen’s frustration – evidenced in his regular radio messages.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of reflect

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Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, who previously oversaw the prosecution against Hermes, declined to comment on the closed criminal case or Hermes’ campaign.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
While The Athletic spoke to a dozen sources around the league for this story, almost all refused to comment for publication, even anonymously.

— Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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Carr placed considerable pressure on ABC following remarks Jimmy Kimmel made on his show about Charlie Kirk.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 July 2026
In 2019, writing in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, my partner and Achieve co-founder Daniel Pianko remarked on how content wealthy Americans were to funnel millions of dollars in donations to traditional colleges and universities.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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