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Sour cream and cheese to add tang; pinto beans and red salsa for heartiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

The heartiness, the ease, the adaptability — but with a precision that makes it feel just a little bit extravagant.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2025

First, mixing regular whole-wheat flour with a more tender variety yields just the right texture, soft and cakelike, with a satisfying heartiness.

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2022

Tony, for all his heartiness, has spent a lifetime believing he’s too homely and stupid to marry.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2021

“Goodbye, dear,” and with these words, uttered in the tone she liked, Laurie left her, after a handshake almost painful in its heartiness.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott