as in loaded
to place a weight or burden on
weighted the car with a ton of furniture and then headed off for college
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Impact Intensity is calculated as a weighted composite of the Net Impact Sum (NIS, weighted at 70%) and SDG Alignment (SDG, weighted at 30%), both rescaled to a common range.
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Time Staff, Time, 12 May 2026
Sleep Foundation notes that weighted blankets can contain glass beads, plastic pellets, ball bearings or other materials, and the choice of filler directly affects how warm the blanket sleeps.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Cozy weighted blanket Get her car detailed.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Ballots are weighted to match the percentage of the assessment billed to each owner.
—The Editorial Board, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Time Staff, Time, 12 May 2026
Sleep Foundation notes that weighted blankets can contain glass beads, plastic pellets, ball bearings or other materials, and the choice of filler directly affects how warm the blanket sleeps.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Cozy weighted blanket Get her car detailed.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Ballots are weighted to match the percentage of the assessment billed to each owner.
—The Editorial Board, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Stoneman Douglas, which left the bases loaded in the first and fourth innings, finally pushed an insurance run home in the top of the seventh.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Those runs proved useful when Benge dropped a fly ball in the top of the seventh, allowing a run to score for the Yankees, who loaded the bases with no outs, forcing the Mets to go to the bullpen.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2026
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Every scene is shot on location, the soundtrack is wall-to-wall bangers, and the cast is perfect with a few key roles filled by actors in their bygone prime and maybe one or two from beyond the grave.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Among Miamians, the hotel is best known for its extravagant Sunday Brunch; all tables become immediately filled with a combination of local residents and hotel guests, a natural overlap felt throughout the property, which is also home to the Four Seasons Residences.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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“Weighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighted. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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