heavy
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Farmer Issa al-Moussa walks among his damaged wheat crop in eastern Syria after the nearby Euphrates River flooded in recent days due to heavy rainfall and increased flows from Turkey.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The 35-year-old now lives in New Jersey in the United States and enters the biggest fight of his career as a heavy underdog.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“It is with a very heavy heart that I must announce that my father Ronald LaPread has passed,” LaPread’s daughter Soraya LaPread shared on her Instagram story.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Stars located in the galaxy's outer regions generally contain fewer heavy elements.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
The butterflies that were dancing with airy leaps moments ago are now clumsy and heavy, bumping all over each other.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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