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heavyweights

  • plural
    of heavyweight.
    heavyweight
    adjective
    heavy in weight.

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Institutional heavyweights like hedge funds are accelerating the trend.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

The final pre-fight formalities took place at Old Spitalfields Market in east London, with the two heavyweights taking to the scales amid the bustle of street-food stalls and shoppers.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

On Sunday the kingdom began hosting the World Petroleum Congress, an event that normally draws oil heavyweights from across the world, including energy ministers as well as CEOs from BP, Exxon Mobil Corp.,

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

While Silicon Valley heavyweights OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta dominate the landscape, young startups like Instinct are also becoming breakout hits.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

There had been a grand theatrical season and a whole crop of great young light heavyweights.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway