heavy
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These midsize businesses often take on heavy debt loads at rates that float five percentage points or more above the benchmark rates paid by investment-grade borrowers.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
She drives a 2025 Honda Accord hybrid, but the heavy mileage is still adding up.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
They missed a combined 37 games through injury in the second half of last season and that had a heavy impact on a trophyless campaign for City.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
If a tree experiences heavy infestation in one year, it shifts its schedule the next spring by delaying leaf emergence by about three days.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
Shame spread over Gingersnipes, the feeling as heavy as an iron cloak.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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