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Meanings of own weight in English

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Usage of own weight in English
1
His own weight in the State was wholly independent of such connections.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
2
Protection will ultimately break down by its own weight in the States.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885
3
It crumpled under its own weight into a mountain of bent steel.
The devil in the white city: murder, magic & madness and the fai...
4
They are urged by their own weight, they seek their own places.
The Confessions of St. Augustine
5
Fred's arm turned limp, and his salute collapsed under its own weight.
The Butcher of Anderson Station
6
We believe it would be crushed to death under its own weight.
The Irish Times
7
But Vye's own weight now did not prohibit that form of travel.
Star Hunter
8
Monica couldn't even groan; her throat was sagging under its own weight.
The Neutronium Alchemist
9
Your fledgling bird eats its own weight in food daily, and often more.
The Pinhoe Egg
10
In other words, the the internet might actually buckle under its own weight.
Wired
11
So it fell of its own weight and building America's future.
The new yorker
12
Kitty had launched into her own weight loss story, and Tracy half listened.
Fortunate harbor
13
Everyone has a position in it; everyone's expected to pull his own weight.
Lone Wolf
14
Upright, the body began to slide down of its own weight.
Vlad. The Last Confession
15
Can the plane bear its own weight on its 28 wheels?
Wired
16
The heavy corn swayed almost by reason of its own weight.
Women of the Country
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United States of America
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Ireland
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