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It’s one thing to want your guests to pitch in — it’s another to surprise them with a pretty hefty bill after inviting them over for a meal.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Now, like many Iranian students dreaming of a future elsewhere, she is scrambling to find another way to take it, while absorbing the new exam fee and hefty travel costs.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

That raises questions about how their economies will in future generate the income needed to repay hefty debts accumulated over time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Despite its celebrity pedigree and hefty price tag, the treatment itself is one of the more affordable wellness options among the U.S.’ trillion-dollar wellness industry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The school he represents, Rider, is a middling institution in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, with a hefty price tag—about $45,000 for tuition, room, and board.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Khosla’s latest purchase comes with a much heftier price tag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

“Not Suitable for Work,” premiering Tuesday on Hulu, is an amiable, sweet-tempered romantic ensemble comedy with a heftier than usual emphasis on professional ambition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

We’re facing problems heftier than choosing whether to watch a morally dubious show about a magical boy and his friends.

From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2026

Heading into this year, some Wall Street analysts expected heftier tax refunds as a result of President Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act to free up consumer spending.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026

People were everywhere; some working in the quarry itself, others scattered about the hillside; the heftier among the men splitting boulders, the women and children chipping fragments off the larger stones.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

The heftiest chunk of her pay comes from a nontaxable stipend travel nurses earn to cover their living expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

Consuming such large amounts of food can lead to massive weight increases, with the spring cubs like 806 Jr seeing some of the heftiest jumps.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2023

In other words, like sauropods in general, the heftiest sauropods occupied somewhat different ecological niches from one another.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 15, 2023

The generalized fourth-power law explains why road damage is disproportionately inflicted by the heftiest vehicles.

From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2023

Lew Wetzel is the heftiest of 'em all, an' we hev some as kin fight out here.

From The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey