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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

Any move to upset U.S. exporters could become a fresh flashpoint in the trade conflict, highlighted by hefty tariffs on both U.S. and Canadian goods and, in some instances, a ban on certain products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 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

A hefty pair of bestselling fantasy novels, 2019’s “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” and 2022’s “Moon Witch, Spider King,” reframed sword-and-sorcery themes around African folklore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

I was startled to see a live person in the shopcase, a hefty girl of about thirty, in a green, yellow and lavender chiffon dress.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

The house oysters, Blackstone Points, had a seaweed whiff and creamy aftertaste; heftier Pleasant Cove Oysters were the briniest of the 11 types I had on my trip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 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

The main risk for borrowers considering an ARM is that interest rates move higher in the future, leading to heftier payments down the line.

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 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

"Then it's the heftiest bobcat I've ever heard about," said Phil.

From The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers by Claude A. Labelle