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heavy

[hev-ee] / ˈhɛv i /






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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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