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heavy metal

NOUN
hard rock
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Plumes of smoke and ash then deposited the heavy metal across the burn zone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

France is mulling how to prevent people from ingesting too much of the heavy metal cadmium, after a warning their breakfast cereal and baguettes could be contaminated with the toxin.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“Ramones” still sounds subversive and dark but also playful—more Mad magazine meets Alice Cooper than heavy metal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Crowd commotion hits a heavy metal high and drops steeply to silence.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

It took all three of them, and several grunts, to shove open the heavy metal panel.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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