heavy
Example Sentences
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Because of their small size, the rats are not heavy enough to detonate mines, making them a safer option than humans.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
For years, Palantir paid a heavy price for its expensive FDE strategy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
The manufacturing process can also introduce impurities — like bacteria or heavy metals — into peptide drugs.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Since the 1980s the economy has grown less weighted in heavy industry, and more weighted in technology, which has brought structurally higher margins.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Pops’s absence is still too heavy for me to deal with alone.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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