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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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Jabran Sarfraz, a prominent economist in Karachi, said the immediate burden would fall on consumers, warning that higher fuel prices would raise the cost of daily necessities and disproportionately affect lower-income groups.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Higgins affirmed that the city’s goal is to avoid passing any financial burden onto taxpayers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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The sheriff's office said that the timber-hauling truck was in compliance with all safety measures regarding its cargo, and no criminal or civil charges were anticipated.—
April 3,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The 20-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of smuggling, and the human cargo was taken to a hospital for injuries suffered during the smuggling attempt, authorities said.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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With massive, deep-V hulls and ballast systems that add thousands of pounds, these boats are designed to displace large amounts of water and generate huge waves for wakeboarders and wakesurfers.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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The railroad will also replace four grade crossing surfaces in Wethersfield, replace ties, switch ties with ballast and surfacing.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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In a September petition, the World Shipping Council (WSC) took issue with the section that determined that the FMC could review export freight rates on the grounds that Congress ended the commission’s regulatory oversight over freight rates in 1984.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The site is being divided into several parcels, one destined for a Yokohama-like building with an attached hotel, another for housing, a third for shipping perishable freight.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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Now, Nicasio and other students' work is paying off, giving people a place to take a load off.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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More income meant more leverage, the thinking went, and more ability to negotiate a fairer split of the cooking, cleaning, laundry, childcare, pet care—the whole to-do list and mental load of running a household.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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On Sunday, Ukrainian drones attacked Primorsk, Russia's largest oil export port on the Baltic Sea, damaging an oil reservoir and oil loading infrastructure, Ukraine's general staff said in a social media post.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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The shooter and his pals passed the gun to each other in a bedroom, loading and unloading the ammo, prosecutors say.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Using standard attachments and a payload system that allowed for quick swap-outs, it's been possible to make surprisingly large changes to the spyplane, including adding an extra seat for trainers or missions that require a specialist operator.—
David Szondy
March 29,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2026
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The rocket's upper stage, meanwhile, will haul the 119 payloads to low Earth orbit, where they'll be deployed starting about 55 minutes after liftoff.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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The airline, which operates a fleet of eight planes on mid- to long-haul international flights, has also seen strong demand during Japan’s cherry blossom season, particularly in April.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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Their arrests are part of the crime agency's investigation into an enormous cocaine haul that was seized at Southhampton Docks earlier this month.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Deadweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadweight. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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