hefty
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Samsung labour union members will begin voting Friday on a tentative wage deal that could deliver hefty bonuses to chip workers and helped avert a major strike at the South Korean tech giant this week.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
The cost of recruiting men with hefty signing-up bonuses has been weighing on Russian finances.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Wall Street has remained worried about the sustainability of hefty artificial-intelligence spending, as well as how companies like Nvidia are dealing with shortages of memory chips and manufacturing capacity.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
So when he was offered earlier test dates for a hefty fee, he took the risk.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
I'm sitting in the Commander’s office, across from him at his desk, in the client position, as if I’m a bank customer negotiating a hefty loan.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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