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[hef-tee] / ˈhɛf ti /


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It has long enjoyed hefty fees on transactions inside apps, for one, but regulatory and legal changes in the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

These platforms are responsible for weeding out underage users and face hefty fines if they are found to be falling short of their obligations.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Talks between the crossborder trading partners on a tariff deal unexpectedly collapsed in August, leading to renewed tension between the U.S. and Canada—through the imposition of hefty tariffs on billions of dollars of goods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The changes have come as a relief to guests like Jessica Newhook, who says she has been faced with lengthy checkout lists, often on top of hefty cleaning fees.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

That’s a hefty price compared to the same meal from the industrial food chain.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Established suppliers of computing power are requiring customers to sign multiyear contracts with heftier down payments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

“Chonkers” is a Steller sea lion, which is a heftier variety of the species, compared to his California sea lion counterparts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 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

Special awards have helped drive some of the heftiest CEO pay packages to dramatic heights, including those for Zaslav and CrowdStrike’s George Kurtz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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

“For a little guy, you’re the heftiest eater I ever saw.”

From The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition by Gerald Breckenridge


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