hefty
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Contesting complaints runs the risk that an in-house judge finds you guilty, resulting in hefty sanctions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Fraser is one of more than 400 people who contacted BBC News after families told us they were being left with hefty bills when inheriting retirement properties.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Last year industrial companies cut 124,000 jobs, around double the figure in 2024, with hefty losses in particular found in the struggling auto sector, a study by consultancy EY showed.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Wall Street has remained worried about the sustainability of hefty artificial-intelligence spending, as well as how companies like Nvidia are dealing with shortages of memory chips and manufacturing capacity.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
The book was so thick and hefty that I knew it was a reference book of some kind, a text, maybe even an encyclopedia.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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