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“It’s just the process of it, man,” said Chargers safety Derwin James, who has earned a pair of hefty paydays after a training camp hold in of his own four years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery gave Rogers a major role in the side's recent successes, something that contributed to his hefty transfer fee.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Finnish elevator maker Kone backed its full-year guidance despite booking hefty costs from its planned acquisition of German rival TK Elevator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

But a floodgate opened in early March, when Netflix bought a small, little-known company -- fewer than 20 employees -- for a hefty $587 million.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

He’s a hefty guy, but that’s not how he got his nickname—people call him Bull because you can’t believe a word he says.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

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

The main risk for borrowers considering an ARM is that interest rates move higher in the future, leading to heftier payments down the line.

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026

According to TrendForce, memory costs are behind the heftier price tag of Nintendo’s Switch 2 console, inflating production costs and eroding profit margins for the Japanese company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

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

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 Breckenridge, Gerald