beefy
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In that spirit, Nissan plans to start selling in China a beefy off-road SUV called the Terrano within two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
At the start of this year, beefy pickups and SUVs were back in favor on Wall Street.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
The first person we visited in Slovyansk was Oleh Tkachenko, a beefy middle-aged pastor who has built up a remarkable relief operation.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Classic moves lean umami-heavy: think beefy gravy for a poutine and disco fries, chili for the diner classic.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2025
She was very like Uncle Vernon: large, beefy, and purple-faced, she even had a mustache, though not as bushy as his.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
That means they skirt the border of being objects called brown dwarfs, which are beefier than proper planets but don’t have quite enough oomph to ignite nuclear fusion in their cores to become true stars.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 6, 2023
An urgency to move away from fossil fuels is leading to a rush - particularly in Europe - for bigger and beefier heat pump systems that can power entire towns.
From BBC ● May 29, 2023
Although transportation issues remain and some plant breeders still strive for smaller varieties, consumers are gravitating toward a beefier look, and a more informal, natural ambiance in their gardens.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
The beefier Wildcats scored 30 points in the paint and made it tough for the Trojans to get into any kind of offensive rhythm.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
There was the fact that they were an unusually big and athletic bunch, averaging 190 pounds, beefier and stronger on average than the juniors and seniors.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Electric versions of the industry’s beefiest SUVs and pickups are stark embodiments of America’s EV reckoning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
In Pennsylvania, John Fetterman rose to prominence as the biggest, beefiest lieutenant governor the land had ever seen.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2022
Enemies aren’t difficult, they’re time-consuming, and when the game chains battle sections back to back that are filled with the biggest, beefiest monster types, it gets to be a slog.
From The Verge ● Oct. 27, 2021
“Tusk” was the beefiest of the lot, and Rhino’s massive new exploration delves into the creation of Fleetwood Mac’s most famous spectacle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2016
When we reached the beach, they told me to put my arms at my sides, and the beefiest guy grabbed two rolls of duct tape from the sand.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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