heavier

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And with greater traffic volumes, heavier vehicles, changes to the climate and backlogs in required highways, the growing problem of potholes is unlikely to be fixed quickly, she added.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Major League Baseball’s official app, long one of my favorites, has gradually surrounded baseball scores and video with window dressing that has made the app feel heavier.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

While conventional nuclear plants split heavy atoms in a process called fission, fusion does the opposite: It combines light atomic nuclei into heavier ones, releasing enormous energy without greenhouse-gas emissions or long-lived radioactive waste.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

However, smaller companies still face a tougher fundamental backdrop, including falling earnings estimates, weaker profitability and heavier debt loads, Alex Sagal, investment-strategy analyst at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, wrote in a Wednesday note.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

He felt his eyelids growing heavier, the old darkness creeping in from the corners of his vision.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray