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weighty

[wey-tee] / ˈweɪ ti /




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On nearly every weighty promise, with the exception of those beer prices, Arte Moreno has failed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is the headline speaker at Asia's premier defence summit opening Friday, but China's top officials aren't expected despite weighty questions like Taiwan and the war in Iran.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Renting first provides an opportunity to get reliable referrals and gain a better understanding of how the system works before making such a weighty decision.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Makhmudov is a big, weighty, strong guy and he needs to use that.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The hall in which they stood was overfull of dark wood and weighty carving, dim under the heaviness of the staircase, which lay back from the farther end.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson




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