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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Recent Examples of weighted
Choices are heavily weighted toward Europe (40%) and North America (27%).
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Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
To grade the 50 states and the District of Columbia on their relative natural disaster risks, five measures were developed that account for the frequency and damage of calamities, weighted against population and geographic size.
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Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
If affordability is your main priority, glass bead weighted blankets are usually the most accessible option.
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Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
Information across those categories was weighted and cross-referenced with data from global organizations like World Bank, IMF, OECD, and Global Peace Index, as well as proprietary trends data from Henley & Partners.
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Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
To grade the 50 states and the District of Columbia on their relative natural disaster risks, five measures were developed that account for the frequency and damage of calamities, weighted against population and geographic size.
—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
If affordability is your main priority, glass bead weighted blankets are usually the most accessible option.
—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
Information across those categories was weighted and cross-referenced with data from global organizations like World Bank, IMF, OECD, and Global Peace Index, as well as proprietary trends data from Henley & Partners.
—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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The implosion came in the third inning when Manaea loaded the bases with two outs, with the Mets already down 1-0.
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Webb allowed three straight singles following McCarthy’s homer, then walked a batter with the bases loaded to gift the Rockies their second run.
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The Northern California chain was known for its Kojas, a sandwich filled with Korean BBQ meat and sauces between garlic-fried-rice buns.
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Meanwhile, the infrared components illustrate the explosion’s growing shell filled with cosmic dust.
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“Weighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weighted. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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