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heavy

[hev-ee] / ˈhɛv i /






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The previous February, 132 million gallons of black, sludgy water, heavy with mine wastes, surged through a makeshift dam and down a mountain hollow known as Buffalo Creek.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But if the system stalls at all or remains further off the coast, the heaviest rainfall may be pushed back in time where precipitation may continue into next Friday or beyond,” the weather service said.

From Los Angeles Times

And I asked Guillermo at one point, I was like, “Maybe something’s wrong here? Because, like, shouldn’t it be a little darker and heavier?”

From Los Angeles Times

The previous model was bulky, heavy and notoriously loud.

From Los Angeles Times

The roof needed to be replaced to withstand heavy snow, hard rain and the golf-ball-sized hail of prairie thunderstorms.

From Salon