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weighty

[wey-tee] / ˈweɪ ti /




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But lately being single has felt like a struggle, and not just because of the weighty financial decisions hanging over her head.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

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

Makhmudov is a big, weighty, strong guy and he needs to use that.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

That’s what makes “One Battle” far less weighty than critics and supporters alike have characterized it as being.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

There was a sound of undergrowth being disturbed—a click of breaking branches, a weighty pushing through low foliage—and then a kind of large, vaguely irritable snuffling noise.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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