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In Brazil, the branch least built for political combat has become the one doing the heavy lifting.
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Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
For the most part, van Hove stands back and lets his actors do the heavy lifting, which is a sign of a master director who understands exactly how to serve a text.
—Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
Paul Rudd's character, Griff, did some heavy lifting here.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
In vibe coding, large language models do the heavy lifting on creating programming code.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
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Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
For the most part, van Hove stands back and lets his actors do the heavy lifting, which is a sign of a master director who understands exactly how to serve a text.
—Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
Paul Rudd's character, Griff, did some heavy lifting here.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
In vibe coding, large language models do the heavy lifting on creating programming code.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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