Etymology
Origin of lifter
Example Sentences
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It will be lucky to complete five missions where it was once envisioned as the nation’s workhorse heavy lifter before SpaceX came along.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Number 10 Henry was defenceless against a brutal lifter and Southee, with the field set for a short ball, was hit in front by one Atkinson speared in.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024
Robert Rogers, who spent 12 years as an omnivorous weight lifter before switching to a plant-based diet in 2020, thinks he looks "10 times better" than he did five years ago.
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024
Of the four chambers, the left ventricle is the heavy lifter, as its thick, cone-shaped musculature is built for pumping blood through the entire body.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023
Inside were the photos I knew so well: the invisible boy, the levitating girl, the boulder lifter, the man with a face painted on the back of his head.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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