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weigh on

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  1. Also, weigh upon. Depress, as in His criticism weighed on her, or The long silence began to weigh upon us. This idiom was first recorded in 1775.

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Executives also said that weaker activity in what they called “4,000-plus calorie” jobs — or energy-intensive jobs like construction — had weighed on beer demand.

From MarketWatch

A run-up in gold, silver and copper prices stalled, weighing on global mining shares.

From The Wall Street Journal

That gap could widen if capital controls weigh on investor sentiment and earnings growth.

From Barron's

Because foreign-born women tend to have more babies than U.S.-born women, the decline in projected immigration flows has also weighed on the CBO’s forecasts for the fertility rate.

From The Wall Street Journal

So far, investors have proven wary, and that has weighed on the stock.

From MarketWatch

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