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hefty

[hef-tee] / ˈhɛf ti /


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There were also hefty losses in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Since the fall, the administration has curbed plans to impose penalties on certain Chinese companies, levy hefty tariffs and investigate China-linked hackers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

If Uber Technologies wants to be pinged by Siri for ride requests, for instance, it will likely have to pay Apple a hefty fee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But his new target price starts to value Tesla on earnings potential in 2030 and beyond, which is when he thinks revenue and margin performance will inflect higher following the current period of hefty spending.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

He is a big, hefty fellow, and he looks down at me and says there has been trouble—the workers will not be out today—no, not even to eat.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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