fatter

Example Sentences

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“We’re getting fatter and dumber, and our mental health is deteriorating,” the author writes, which is what “a half century-plus of mass-affluence consumerism has brought us.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Boosting isn’t a solution, but it is an equalizer, reminding upper management that a different title and fatter salary don’t exempt them from compassion, inside or outside the store.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Price/earnings multiples are largely higher for companies with fatter gross margins, Trivariate’s data show, so disappointments on margins would reduce multiples—and cause individual stocks to fall.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Researchers weighed and measured 770 adults in Svalbard between 1992 and 2019 and found that bears had become significantly fatter.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

It was Madge, even fatter since her marriage and seemingly more in love than ever.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes