Example Sentences

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The cost of recruiting men with hefty signing-up bonuses has been weighing on Russian finances.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“A confluence of challenges has been weighing on the U.S. equity market,” said Lori Calvasina, head of U.S. equity strategy at RBC Capital Markets.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

That cannibalization, he said, “is a necessary evil in the near term” and has been weighing on sales since May.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

Jimmy Kim, a 43-year-old from London, has been weighing up whether or not he can afford to move to electric.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

What are the alternatives which she has been weighing one against the other in that momentary pause?

From Supply and Demand by Henderson, Hubert D.