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[hahr-tee] / ˈhɑr ti /




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Presidents famously age during their terms, often starting off looking hale and hearty and, by the time they’re finished, appearing tired, more lined and a whole lot grayer than when they started.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

He was enjoying a hearty free breakfast at a union hall and looking forward to his 12-year-old’s marching band performance in the parade, where she played a glockenspiel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Speaking to the crowd, VW Works Council chief Daniela Cavallo earned hearty applause as she accused management of keeping employees in the dark.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Between games of table tennis and cheap, hearty lunches, the group remembers a vibrant town, full of people and shops they wanted to go to.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Our poor stomachs weren’t used to such hearty food.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz

In the perennial war between the aesthetes and the hearties, the hearties do not always win.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2012

On the first reading I overdid the "Oooh-arr me hearties" piratical voice, on the grounds that if you can't camp things up reading to your children at bedtime there's no point going on.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2011

Right then me hearties, we are under way for the second half.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2010

This time they were on hand with an obviously much improved Gretel II and a crew of towering hearties headed by Veteran Blue-water Skipper James Hardy, 37.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he heard them stir he clapped his hands, and cried: ‘Hey! Come merry dol! derry dol! My hearties!’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Don’t miss some returning favorites, such as the barbacoa tamal de res, in which the beef is pleasantly tender, or the braised pork belly adobo, one of the heartier dishes at the festival.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025

In the colder months, cheese production slows, and the cheeses that do emerge often bear heavier, heartier profiles, like the nutty intensity of an aged Gruyère or the rich creaminess of a winter Brie.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2024

And if players want a heartier meal, there will be a hot food buffet with chicken breasts, green beans, penne pasta with marinara sauce and baby red potatoes.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2024

After the holidays, top the salad with a runny fried egg for a heartier meal evocative of its bistro roots.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 22, 2023

He still hadn’t gone back to work, but I thought he never looked haler or heartier, or neater or spiffier.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

And thus I offer a heartiest and hopeful welcome to 2026.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025

Seven years later to the day, former “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson marked the anniversary of Khashoggi’s killing by slinging some of his heartiest har-hars at the Bakr al-Sheddi Theater.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2025

The heartiest proto–quantum computers today boast hundreds of qubits, far short of the millions or billions they will probably need to operate error-free.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 20, 2023

The heartiest entree starts with a basic notion, lasagna, and deploys bechamel, black trumpet mushrooms and wild boar to enrich layers of tender egg noodles.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022

As if no one knew what to do in the face of such tragedy except to make the heaviest, heartiest, most prosaic dish they could, to give the bereaved something solid to hold on to.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng


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