hefty
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That’s a hefty amount compared with the $1.8 trillion deficit the U.S. ran last year, which didn’t include any stimulus.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Now, like many Iranian students dreaming of a future elsewhere, she is scrambling to find another way to take it, while absorbing the new exam fee and hefty travel costs.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
That raises questions about how their economies will in future generate the income needed to repay hefty debts accumulated over time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
A hefty pair of bestselling fantasy novels, 2019’s “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” and 2022’s “Moon Witch, Spider King,” reframed sword-and-sorcery themes around African folklore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Howard, his close friend Bing Crosby, and several other wealthy Californians handed Strub a hefty sum to build his Santa Anita Park.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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Smucker to farm-equipment maker Deere, companies spanning the breadth of the U.S. economy are ringing up heftier sales and earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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
The main risk for borrowers considering an ARM is that interest rates move higher in the future, leading to heftier payments down the line.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 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
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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
“For a little guy, you’re the heftiest eater I ever saw.”
From The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition by Gerald Breckenridge
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