heft

Brics' geopolitical and economic heft has grown substantially over the past decade.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

It’s not exactly the kind of metaphor you want to hang an entire film on, lest its relative simplicity give way under the heft of a feature film’s many parts.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

With such sentiment and statistical heft, the reaction to Nvidia’s earnings can thus still shape the broader market.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

Neither do the costumes, which are flame retardant, and add additional heft.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

She could see Kaisa and the dancers and the solid heft of the marble pillars, but over it all she could see another ballroom.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

Another possibility, yet to be modeled, is that the gravitational hefts of Venus and Earth scattered the material further out before some worked its way back to our planet.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2022

This time, players are in the shoes of Gordon Freeman, who hefts his iconic crowbar as the game ends.

From The Verge ● Mar. 27, 2020

Your father hefts his pack onto his back and you smear zinc on your face, following him up the trail.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2018

“EVERYBODY thinks this is a 50-pound sack of seeds,” says Steven Fabijanski as he hefts a large white bag onto a table.

From Economist ● Mar. 1, 2018

She props the phone/flashlight under her chin, hefts Hector up higher on her hip, and transfers the hot dog bites onto a plate with a spatula.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

The missile, hefted at a lofted angle from a site near the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, flew around 620 miles before splashing into the Sea of Japan.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

To demonstrate the magnitude of this Borgesian Library of Babel, Cruz reached beneath his desk and hefted up a tower of four little books.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2022

Diaz, 30, said that her record-breaking 127 kilogram lift in the clean and jerk event was the first time she had successfully hefted that much weight.

From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2021

How would any new replacement sheep become hefted with no older sheep to show them?

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2021

He hefted up the jug in the crook of his finger.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

She prepares dinner, then hurries to an Amazon warehouse for a 6 1/2-hour shift sorting, scanning and hefting bulky items.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

Other footage shows Scouts hefting umbrellas as they line up in the sun for facilities, and flooding convenience stores to buy ice and ice cream.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

They can be with any form of resistance, such as gravity, hand weights, resistance bands, or even water bottles or cans from the cupboard, or hefting grocery bags.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2023

Taking a break from hefting bricks, Tica told The Associated Press that he had been working to loosen the earth with a metal rod when the ground suddenly began to collapse.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2022

And when you’re hiking up a path that’s pretty steep and hefting an old pack onto your shoulders, you don’t feel stuff falling out.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt