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[hef-tee] / ˈhɛf ti /


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Analysts have linked the post-IPO weakness to a variety of factors, including concerns over SpaceX’s valuation and the company’s hefty spending on artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

You get a hefty discount by agreeing to leave during a range of times instead of a set time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

“It’s just the process of it, man,” said Chargers safety Derwin James, who has earned a pair of hefty paydays after a training camp hold in of his own four years ago.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Tokyo rose, though tech firms Advantest and Kioxia suffered more hefty selling pressure.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Suddenly, with a burst of strength and a wail that surely reaches down to the basement, Ma gives a fierce tug and then a hefty shove.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 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

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




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