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heavily

[hev-uh-lee] / ˈhɛv ə li /


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French regions are responsible for maintaining some 3,700 high school buildings, with their representative association insisting they have "invested heavily" in recent years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Mr. Jackson’s campaign has strong support in the heavily Democratic southern part of the state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

These often measure text similarity or overlap, but they don’t heavily penalize the tiny errors that should fail in a health setting.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

A major concern for CoreWeave is that it heavily relies on credit guarantees from customers, Seaport analyst Jay Goldberg wrote in a Thursday note.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Austrian army had been routed when the Italians, heavily reinforced by British and French divisions, finally went on the offensive.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman


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