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bulky

[buhl-kee] / ˈbʌl ki /


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They said Meta may have finally cracked virtually-reality glasses with a lighter and less bulky offering.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Often, he said, records had been destroyed because they were deemed to contain other peoples' personal information, or because they were bulky.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

His high-tech resource was the bulky but immensely helpful Thomas Bros. guide to the streets and highways of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The day before that, she gave a bulky chicken Caesar wrap in Minnesota a 9.5, one of her highest-ever scores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Father Time glanced to Game Time, who shrugged hard enough to bounce her bulky shoulder pads to her ears.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

Albertans seem “bigger, bulkier, more assertive, more opinionated than other Canadians.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Like skinny jeans, they eventually became unavoidable — and thus a bit stale, giving way to looser fits and bulkier “dad” sneakers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

In a non-polar solvent like methylcyclohexane, chlorophyll derivatives with smaller second-generation dendrons were stacked into helical fibers, while those with bulkier, third-generation dendrons remained in smaller, disc-shaped aggregates.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024

"When you are out for such a long time, you do more gym work so Kevin de Bruyne does look a bit bulkier," he said.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2024

I select the right practice gun, the one about the size of a pistol, but bulkier, and offer it to Caleb.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

The bulkiest and most elaborate productions typically require the space offered by an opera house's main theater, and operas often do provide spectacle on a grand scale.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2024

The first stage of a rocket, its booster, is usually the bulkiest and most powerful section—and the least likely to completely burn up upon reentry.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 3, 2022

The bulkiest items catch your eye first - suitcases, jackets and an array of musical instruments.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2022

For the linemen, the bulkiest of the bunch, the drill was pure agony.

From New York Times ● May 4, 2020

Smith asked Farrell Jones, who would be up for the workout, to wear his bulkiest leather jacket and use an extra-heavy saddle.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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