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heavy metal

NOUN
hard rock
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Earlier this month, forward Mohamed Salah said the club must return to being a "heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear" after "crumbling" to a defeat at Aston Villa.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

It marks the first time the heavy metal veterans have collaborated with UK blood services, but follows a similar drive in the US and Australia.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

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

He heard the clunk of a heavy metal door opening and closing, then the whine of machinery.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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