bulky
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Screens are bulky and heavy, adding to airlines’ fuel bills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
She told me that mosquito populations spiked in areas with more human-made mosquito habitat, such as abandoned buildings, unkempt vacant lots, and piles of discarded bulky items.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
"Athletes' bodies don't look their best in suits, they can look a bit bulky, so trousers can fall a weird way. This look is moving with the times."
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
His alarm clock, a big and bulky machine that’s Bluetooth-connected to the house’s fire alarm, rattles his room until he finally shuts it off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Capricorn’s house was a large, bulky building, which might once have been the village hall, a disused monastery, or a school.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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
For instance, B&M, Home Bargain and The Range shops have large garden centres and sell bulkier items which are easier to collect by car.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025
It takes up only a fraction of the space used by bulkier waffle makers and it’s perfect for people with minuscule kitchens like YouTube host Tiny Chef, who’s featured on the product.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Yet there is a good reason why patients like the 45-year-old Australian builder were willing to try the bulkier, more intimidating CPAPs.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2023
Each crew member had two space suits: a flight spacesuit to wear during descent and ascent, and the much bulkier and more robust EVA suit to wear when doing surface operations.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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
Fat Bear Week has become a weeklong, bracket-style elimination contest that pits the bulkiest bears of Katmai National Park against one another.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
Only the biggest, bulkiest planets are sizable enough to benefit from this effect.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 23, 2022
The bulkiest items catch your eye first - suitcases, jackets and an array of musical instruments.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2022
Cabin one was the biggest and bulkiest of the twelve.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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