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heave

[heev] / hiv /




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But with a final heave of the digger bucket, a shower of gold was released from the soil.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

A last-second heave looked on-line to give Vanderbilt the win—but circled the rim and bounced out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

In the part of the forest they control, he and other Romee youngsters heave logs to be burned and turned into charcoal, then sent by canoe to the provincial capital Kisangani.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

As pressure under the surface increased, the ground started to heave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

“You heave to on a port tack—below the equator,” Nat told him.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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