Noun the heft of a good hammer some synthetic fabrics are nice and warm, but I prefer wool because it has more heftVerbhefted his growing son onto his shouldersheft your baggy gym shorts a little higher—you're showing us more than we care to see
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The report largely corroborates earlier reporting by advocacy groups and others and injects U.N heft behind the outrage that victims and their families have expressed about China's policies in Xinjiang. Jamey Keaten And Edith Lederer, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 After the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the U.S. government will make its largest-ever investment in slowing climate change and use its market heft, through Medicare, to challenge the monopoly-pricing power of the big drug companies. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2022 But investors gave the new charges too much heft, and discounted Twitter’s stock sharply, while the legal balance shifted only slightly toward Musk. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2022 The perfect dish for Sunday brunch, this one gets heft from broccoli and cheese. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 Longtime devotees are unlikely to be disappointed regardless, as the film, while nothing groundbreaking, mostly finds a sweet spot between fan service and narrative heft. Michael Nordine, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 Celery and fennel add an herbal element to this clean profile, while a touch of hay and sawdust provide additional heft. Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Accompanied by string players, the band gave a dynamic performance that highlighted the song’s emotional heft. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2021 When the road coils, the standard rear-axle steering and the heft of the 1204-pound battery hung low in the chassis help the Electrified G80 graciously hug an apex.Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2022
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Sure, but different missions have different requirements and not every rocket is designed to heft relatively heavy payloads into space. Micah Maidenberg, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2022 Famed British naturalist commentator David Attenborough adds to the natural history heft with his narration, illuminating the T-Rex courtship ritual. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022 Others favor a sturdier base, like those at Picoso, where the tortillas have heft, which explains why each taco is wrapped in only a single layer.Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022 That’s where the bottlenecks typically happen, with people piling up in cracks and gullies, sometimes waiting more than an hour for their turn to heft themselves up onto the next section of trail.Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2022 No matter, this hiring cycle suggest Miami still has heft inside college football. Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Dec. 2021 Many women liked to carry the bag on their shoulder because the Paddington, worth its weight in gold, had heft.Vogue, 30 Sep. 2021 On the other hand, Intel is the largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world, with all the R&D heft that comes along with that. Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021 Both characters come with major emotional baggage, but the actresses heft their heavy loads with grit and grace.San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2021 See More