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heavy

[hev-ee] / ˈhɛv i /






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Tropical Storm Lala on Saturday dumped heavy rain on Hawaii's Big Island, with hurricane-force winds and heavy surf expected.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

He said that Meta’s potential to generate new revenue streams through enterprise deals could help offset concerns about the company’s heavy AI spending.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

I realize that’s a heavy way to wrap up the week, so let’s shift gears.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

The researchers used measurements from the fossilized bones to estimate how large and heavy the C. theotonicus individual was at birth and at death.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

He’d felt Gingersnipes’s heavy shame during the Recollection.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Beating Miami would give Indiana a perfect 16-0 campaign in which they will have thumped heavies like Oregon, Ohio State, Alabama, Oregon again, and everybody else to boot.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 10, 2026

He named a long list of industry heavies and bands before adding: "To the homeless and the powerless and the forgotten, we always say thank you."

From Barron's Nov. 9, 2025

And for the unsung dogs of war - Thibaud Flament in the second-row, Paul Boudehent in the back-row, just two of their many heavies who can bang and who can play.

From BBC Mar. 15, 2025

In the 18-track release, Malone sings alongside country music heavies including Morgan Wallen, Tim McGraw, Dolly Parton and Blake Shelton.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2024

Big Time showed green and went past the heavies.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers

Into Tuesday and Wednesady this will turn heavier and start to move into southern England.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

But even at Burke’s, things change: Demand is up for kayaks, down for the metal canoes, which are heavier.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

For now, most German states have lifted the Sunday trucking ban -- banking on a mode of transport with a far heavier carbon footprint than river boats.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

By targeting yield as a primary goal, investors often compromise their performance through poor portfolio diversification, heavier tax burdens and overpaying for dividend-paying stocks, Hartzmark said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

“I’m heavier than Bun, you know. By twenty-five pounds. That should count for something, shouldn’t it?”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Within the index, energy and tech carried the heaviest second-quarter expectations: Analysts see energy-sector profits more than doubling from a year earlier, while tech earnings are projected to climb 61%.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

The UN Development Programme has found that Afghanistan is among a group of countries that "have contributed the least to global warming yet bear its heaviest costs".

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

“Everyone can see what is now happening in La Guaira,” said Diego Arria, a former high-ranking Venezuelan diplomat who lives in Miami, referring to the state where the heaviest quake damage has been reported.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

It is also one of the heaviest parrots and is known for its unusual nighttime lifestyle.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

As if no one knew what to do in the face of such tragedy except to make the heaviest, heartiest, most prosaic dish they could, to give the bereaved something solid to hold on to.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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