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bulky

[buhl-kee] / ˈbʌl ki /


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Its relatively simple construction could also make the technology easier to manufacture on a large scale, potentially bringing sophisticated optical measurements to devices where conventional spectrometers would be too bulky or expensive.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

In South Korea, Starbucks has told customers to stop bringing "bulky items" into their stores, after some patrons reportedly hogged seats with printers and desktop computers in tow.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

They said Meta may have finally cracked virtually-reality glasses with a lighter and less bulky offering.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

His high-tech resource was the bulky but immensely helpful Thomas Bros. guide to the streets and highways of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

I stopped breathing when I saw Fred’s hand wrapped around the huge snail shell, his thin wrist and bulky watch.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Albertans seem “bigger, bulkier, more assertive, more opinionated than other Canadians.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Like skinny jeans, they eventually became unavoidable — and thus a bit stale, giving way to looser fits and bulkier “dad” sneakers.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Machines capable of taking glass are significantly more expensive and bulkier than those used for plastic bottles and cans.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

In a non-polar solvent like methylcyclohexane, chlorophyll derivatives with smaller second-generation dendrons were stacked into helical fibers, while those with bulkier, third-generation dendrons remained in smaller, disc-shaped aggregates.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024

I select the right practice gun, the one about the size of a pistol, but bulkier, and offer it to Caleb.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

The bulkiest and most elaborate productions typically require the space offered by an opera house's main theater, and operas often do provide spectacle on a grand scale.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2024

The first stage of a rocket, its booster, is usually the bulkiest and most powerful section—and the least likely to completely burn up upon reentry.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 3, 2022

Fat Bear Week has become a weeklong, bracket-style elimination contest that pits the bulkiest bears of Katmai National Park against one another.

From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022

The bulkiest items catch your eye first - suitcases, jackets and an array of musical instruments.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2022

Cabin one was the biggest and bulkiest of the twelve.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan


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