hefty
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Energy prices are rising to a three-year high at the start of October and forecasts suggest there will also be a hefty increase in costs in January.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
But another hefty cost for Apple relates to the Duo’s expensive display.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Many European carmakers have had to review their lineups and take hefty impairment charges in recent years, with Chinese competition often featuring as one of the main reasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
His books on New York City planner Robert Moses and President Lyndon B. Johnson function as both biography and challenge, their hefty page counts daring readers to dive in.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Then I look down into the glass case, with its big hefty padlock on it.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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The house oysters, Blackstone Points, had a seaweed whiff and creamy aftertaste; heftier Pleasant Cove Oysters were the briniest of the 11 types I had on my trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
“Not Suitable for Work,” premiering Tuesday on Hulu, is an amiable, sweet-tempered romantic ensemble comedy with a heftier than usual emphasis on professional ambition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
We’re facing problems heftier than choosing whether to watch a morally dubious show about a magical boy and his friends.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2026
Heading into this year, some Wall Street analysts expected heftier tax refunds as a result of President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act to free up consumer spending.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026
People were everywhere; some working in the quarry itself, others scattered about the hillside; the heftier among the men splitting boulders, the women and children chipping fragments off the larger stones.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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The heftiest chunk of her pay comes from a nontaxable stipend travel nurses earn to cover their living expenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Consuming such large amounts of food can lead to massive weight increases, with the spring cubs like 806 Jr seeing some of the heftiest jumps.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2023
In other words, like sauropods in general, the heftiest sauropods occupied somewhat different ecological niches from one another.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 15, 2023
The generalized fourth-power law explains why road damage is disproportionately inflicted by the heftiest vehicles.
From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2023
“For a little guy, you’re the heftiest eater I ever saw.”
From The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition by Gerald Breckenridge
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