heavy
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Swelling to 18 musicians at some points, they anchored the songs with heavy bass and pounding rhythms.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Although Mr. Paré-Poupart also works as a writer and a social worker, it’s the physical challenge and camaraderie of garbage work that brings him “profound satisfaction and great joy” and keeps him hoisting heavy bins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Since its arrival, the team has been under heavy security and is escorted between the hotel and the stadium by armed soldiers.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
He then returned to the site and carefully extracted the fossil in several large, extremely heavy blocks.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
But the threat of Tansy’s errand after school hung heavy on me, whatever it was.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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