hefty
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The company is poised to double its revenue to $10.9 billion in the second quarter, at least temporarily exceeding the hefty cost of training and running its models, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The increase was driven by hefty gains in the construction, chemicals and metal products industries but the struggling auto sector suffered an almost five percent drop.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Since the fall, the administration has curbed plans to impose penalties on certain Chinese companies, levy hefty tariffs and investigate China-linked hackers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
It also amounts to a hefty one-off tax burden.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Tall and hefty, with a booming voice, he would ask me how I was doing, how many pieces I had made that night.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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