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heavily

[hev-uh-lee] / ˈhɛv ə li /


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Around Akron Stadium, a wide perimeter has been heavily fenced off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

These findings suggest that cancer cells remain heavily dependent on DNA repair pathways, even after they have developed resistance to therapy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Cary, 45, started to use LLMs at her workplace because doing so was heavily encouraged; a year or two later, she found herself struggling to write a remembrance of her father for his memorial service.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

SpaceX’s AI ambitions are also weighing heavily on its profitable business segments.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Only then did Marlie, Strong Jonn, Allun, and Rowan rise slowly to their feet, breathing heavily as if they had been running.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda




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