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big on

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  1. Enthusiastic about, as in Dad is big on Christmas with the whole family. [Slang; mid-1800s]


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That might have been part of my personal resistance, that my relationship with the material was based on the people who wrote it, and I’m not big on nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

The agenda is big on healthier lunches in schools, and the campaign is calling for public policy to “integrate healthy food into how Michigan delivers healthcare.”

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

Tech execs are spending big on the technology and getting enough value to justify continued investment, but they still struggle to measure exactly where the returns are coming from and where they are not.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Apple stock has done well compared with peers who have spent big on AI but the iPhone Duo foldable smartphone will test its strategy.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

It was big on the Howard campus in D.C., where Mrs. Mansfield had gone.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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