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heavyweight

[hev-ee-weyt] / ˈhɛv iˌweɪt /




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Klitschko, a multiple-time heavyweight world champion, on Monday evening mourned the “Heroes” star and his former partner in an emotional tribute shared to Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The former world heavyweight boxing champion, who shares an 11-year-old daughter with Panettiere, said the family is going through "profound shock and grief" following her death at the age of 36.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

In 2013, she became engaged to Ukrainian world heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko; in December 2014, she gave birth to their daughter, Kaya.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

He posed for selfies with former British heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who was also one of many guests invited by Kinahan to attend his lavish wedding in Dubai’s luxury Burj Al Arab in 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

“It turns out that you own one-hundred-percent interest in a heavyweight boxer who lives nearby.”

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen

If we look at matches against modern-day heavyweights Australia and India, Root plummets down the list even further - down in 10th, with twice as many losses as wins.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The latest bounce has been helped by some bargain-buying and government measures to stabilise retail investor volatility, as well as strong earnings reports from market heavyweights including Amazon, Microsoft and more recently CoreWeave.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Lawrence clocked early on that Williams had the chops to hold her own against heavyweights like Harrison Ford.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

—In Asia, South Korea’s Kospi gained 3.6%, led by chipmaking index heavyweights Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix rising 6.15% and 4.1%, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

There had been a grand theatrical season and a whole crop of great young light heavyweights.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway




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