heavy
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In the most devastated areas, workers are using heavy machinery to remove pieces of roofs and walls.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
He said on X: "Damaging winds, heavy rain, flash flooding and dangerous surf are possible across the state through the weekend."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Financial advisers say there’s been a recent uptick in the number of their clients asking about the stock market’s heavy reliance on just a few trading days with outsized returns.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
I realize that’s a heavy way to wrap up the week, so let’s shift gears.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
My second glass was empty, and the egg and mayonnaise began to feel heavy in my stomach.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
The men’s Huskies are heavies, too, though a slight underdog Saturday against No. 3 seed Illinois.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
He named a long list of industry heavies and bands before adding: "To the homeless and the powerless and the forgotten, we always say thank you."
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
What’s happening reminds me of the concluding line Lisa Simpson sang when Springfield Nuclear Power Plant workers went on strike against Mr. Burns and his heavies:
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
And for the unsung dogs of war - Thibaud Flament in the second-row, Paul Boudehent in the back-row, just two of their many heavies who can bang and who can play.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
They are smaller shells;—and amongst them, booming through the night like an organ, go the great coal-boxes and the heavies.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
But even at Burke’s, things change: Demand is up for kayaks, down for the metal canoes, which are heavier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
For now, most German states have lifted the Sunday trucking ban -- banking on a mode of transport with a far heavier carbon footprint than river boats.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
In astronomy, metals are elements heavier than hydrogen and helium.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Hydraulic tools helped pry away heavier pieces of metal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
As the seconds dragged on, my body grew heavier and my movements turned sluggish.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Within the index, energy and tech carried the heaviest second-quarter expectations: Analysts see energy-sector profits more than doubling from a year earlier, while tech earnings are projected to climb 61%.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence powered simulation that could significantly improve our understanding of how the universe creates many of its heaviest elements.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
“Everyone can see what is now happening in La Guaira,” said Diego Arria, a former high-ranking Venezuelan diplomat who lives in Miami, referring to the state where the heaviest quake damage has been reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The reversal signal gained credibility after a sharp 9.2% decline on June 5, which occurred on the heaviest daily volume in roughly 14 months.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Over their heaviest outdoor clothes they wore great, bulky, bulging things strapped around them.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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