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Right now, pet parents don’t have to haul heavy bags of kibble or litter to-and-fro.—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 28 Mar. 2026 Bag gloves: These have less padding and are designed for hitting the heavy bag.—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2026 Surveillance footage from Salt Lake International Airport has since been released, showing a woman authorities claim is Elleshia with heavy bags and four children, at least two of whom are also carrying luggage.—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026 And then to be in, again, the barracks with the cots and heavy bags and the crappy food.—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025 One of the most common injuries among flight crews comes from turbulence and repeatedly lifting heavy bags for passengers.—Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025 Sleek, taut bodies come into the frame: men carrying heavy bags of sand balanced on their heads.—Gazelle Mba, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2025 And the thump, thump, thumping of her brother’s hands pounding a heavy bag.—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025 Pack light to avoid carrying heavy bags to the theater, where bags are checked.—Emma Caldwell, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025