heavy
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Posters of a beaming Modi line streets across New Delhi to welcome leaders, with heavy deployments of security forces across the capital and widespread traffic restrictions in central districts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
"He would play heavy metal first thing in the morning at 6am on the days when he would behave badly," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
“My favorite kind of trips is groups. That’s why I was so heavy into Groupon for a long time, and I’m still heavy into it. I still do Groupon vacations,” the “Girls Trip” star said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
LNG demand at its highest since April, heavy U.S. storage and coming mild fall temperatures mean ample supplies are available, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The heavy iron doors swung open; at the heels of a woman guard, we marched through.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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The men’s Huskies are heavies, too, though a slight underdog Saturday against No. 3 seed Illinois.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
He named a long list of industry heavies and bands before adding: "To the homeless and the powerless and the forgotten, we always say thank you."
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
In the 18-track release, Malone sings alongside country music heavies including Morgan Wallen, Tim McGraw, Dolly Parton and Blake Shelton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2024
De Niro certainly has made a boatload of money playing heavies and knows what he’s talking about.
From Salon ● May 30, 2024
The Man could collar the heavies but if they did they would just let the dogs loose and the bust would be wacked out.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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Higher-elevation areas, such as the San Gabriel Mountains, will probably see heavier rain — up to three-quarters of an inch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Particle physics changed dramatically again in 1974 with the discovery of the heavier charm quark.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Attracting new customers—both in existing markets and untapped ones—requires heavier advertising, especially because the company primarily sells its products online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
But Andrew Tate, a former professional kickboxer, testified that to support himself financially, he "had to go back to the boxing ring against heavier, younger opponents", according to CBS News.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Aristotelians also held that solids are denser and heavier than liquids.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Scotland and Northern Ireland will have a wet and windy spell on Saturday, with western Scotland seeing the heaviest rain.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Within the index, energy and tech carried the heaviest second-quarter expectations: Analysts see energy-sector profits more than doubling from a year earlier, while tech earnings are projected to climb 61%.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence powered simulation that could significantly improve our understanding of how the universe creates many of its heaviest elements.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
The UN Development Programme has found that Afghanistan is among a group of countries that "have contributed the least to global warming yet bear its heaviest costs".
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
It felt like the heaviest fish Cat had ever caught.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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