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heavily

[hev-uh-lee] / ˈhɛv ə li /


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Ellison is betting heavily that the combination of the streaming platforms Paramount+ and Pluto TV with Warner’s HBO Max will create a more-formidable streaming competitor and generate more cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

Then Ronaldo saw a post on social media reporting ICE activity in the East End, a heavily Latino working class neighborhood of Houston.

From Barron's • Jul. 9, 2026

State tax revenues have been at record levels, but are heavily dependent on the current stock performance of artificial intelligence companies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

The purchase comes as the Department of Homeland Security has moved to scale up its capacity to detain immigrants without relying as heavily on private prison corporations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

It should be noted that Master Gogolev had a terrible fear of the law, due to a lost library book from childhood that weighed heavily on his conscience still.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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