weigh on
phrasal verb
weighed on; weighing on; weighs on
: to make (someone or something) sad, depressed, or worried
The bad news is really weighing on me.
I can tell that something is weighing on his mind.
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Much is weighing on the legal battle that he is involved in, and nothing is confirmed about Harry's official outings in the near future.
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Yet the company has struggled to balance the cost of rewards with the need to protect margins, particularly as inflation, labor cost, promotional intensity and low cost competition weigh on profitability.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The concerns weighed on Apple’s shares.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
Warsh's nomination is widely seen as removing the cloud over Fed independence that had been weighing on stocks and threatening to drive interest rates higher.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Yet the company has struggled to balance the cost of rewards with the need to protect margins, particularly as inflation, labor cost, promotional intensity and low cost competition weigh on profitability.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The concerns weighed on Apple’s shares.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
Warsh's nomination is widely seen as removing the cloud over Fed independence that had been weighing on stocks and threatening to drive interest rates higher.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Weigh on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weigh%20on. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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