as in to bog (down)
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As outlined above, these e-bike users subjected the batteries to abuses, increasing the risk of fire.—
John Orlando,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025 -
Landlords complained that would force them to enroll in a voluntary federal program, which would subject them to unwanted red tape.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
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An aspect of déjà vu weighs down these expressions of Black resistance, trapped in the box of the camera frame.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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In a rational country, the nation's pockets would be weighed down with them no longer.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
2 Feb. 2025
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Getting the longest of those delays can hamper any chance of beating Tyson in the first round.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
9 Feb. 2025
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Experts in workplace safety have warned that could inhibit them from speaking up about health threats on the job, hampering efforts to stop hazards and illnesses.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Weight (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weight%20%28down%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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