heavy
Example Sentences
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Redemption requests from investors in private-credit funds have been mounting, which causes headaches for fund managers who need to limit redemptions to avoid selling illiquid loans at heavy discounts.
From MarketWatch
And heavy manufacturing—which generally consumes more oil and gas than services—is a much smaller part of the economy today than in past decades, meaning rising energy bills sting less.
Much of the soil has been contaminated, they say, by toxic elements and heavy metals which will pollute the land and crops grown on it "for years to come".
From BBC
“I feel like heavy machinery, where you just have to press the button and the machine comes on. It challenges me to arrive and go and not rely so much on my feelings.”
From Los Angeles Times
Fortunately, larger fuel sources like dense vegetation remain moist from heavy winter rains, and winds are predicted to be relatively light, conditions that together limit the danger of fast-spreading wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times
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