heft
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When a term like “mother” is employed so generously, it loses all substantive heft.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
But the region’s powers that enjoy ample finances, geopolitical heft and strategic reserves have crafted quick workarounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Originally pitched as a movie, the comeback is subdivided instead into 30-minute-long quarters, giving them a certain heft, whereas a “TV movie” might have felt like a throwaway, an afterthought.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Here, Washington is targeting China, which despite its economic heft is classified as a developing country at the WTO.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
The deuton, however, had twice the heft of the proton but not the additional charge, so it should be better at penetrating a target’s electromagnetic field.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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