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weighty

[wey-tee] / ˈweɪ ti /




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Renting first provides an opportunity to get reliable referrals and gain a better understanding of how the system works before making such a weighty decision.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Yet despite the strong ratings of these audition programmes, some critics question if teenagers and young hopefuls can do justice to a genre that is so emotionally weighty.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

"Woah! That's heading right for us!" an audience member can be heard saying on a YouTube video of the incident on Tuesday as the weighty object bounces off its track.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

While she addresses such weighty topics as police brutality and climate disasters in her large-scale works, making wearables provides comfort.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

Imagine a million really weighty cannonballs squeezed down to the size of a marble and–well, you’re still not even close.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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