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bulky

[buhl-kee] / ˈbʌl ki /


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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

She told me that mosquito populations spiked in areas with more human-made mosquito habitat, such as abandoned buildings, unkempt vacant lots, and piles of discarded bulky items.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

Snap is making the counterargument: Users will want extra capabilities so much that they’ll overcome their reluctance to wear those bulky frames.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

The box is packed with bulky black rectangles—old movie tapes, I think.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

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

Experts say the deeper issue is that Japanese consumer tastes, which have long favored compact cars suited for denser urban environments, are poorly reflected in American automakers’ bulkier product lines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025

It even covers his head, and there is a glass mask for his eyes—like the wet suits skin divers wear in cold water, only looser and bulkier.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

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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