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Why this is the case is not yet certain, but Young said that the northernmost parts of the coast tend to be subject to heaver rain and more intense waves.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2022

The firework was 400 pounds heaver than the previous record-holder, a 2,397-pound explosive launched in the United Arab Emirates in 2018.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2020

Heavier objects, however, also have more inertia, which means they resist moving more than lighter objects do, and so heaver objects need more force to get them going at the same rate.

From Scientific American • Oct. 10, 2013

And while good iPad demand is a positive, a heaver mix of iPads means margin pressure.

From Forbes • Jun. 21, 2011

Mr. Dawson stared with so excessively stupid a stare that Fritzing, who heaver could stand stupidity, got angry again.

From The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight by Elizabeth