heavyset
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“I’m running through the lobby and the vice president of Harrah’s, Holmes Hendrickson, was talking to a heavyset guy with a cigar. Holmes said to me, ‘Tommy, come here.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
And maybe, U.S. officials thought, there could be a way to help a heavyset 71-year-old head of state interested in shedding some pounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
One heavyset man on a bottom bunk held out a little open box and shook its contents.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2025
He is heavyset and tall, and he uses his physicality to project strength in front of crowds.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2024
A heavyset African American girl sat in the RV’s driver seat, clutching the wheel tightly and staring straight ahead.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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