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In other words, when a few megacap stocks do all the heavy lifting, index funds lose their value as a diversified cushion, instead rising and falling based on Big Tech’s fortunes.—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026 For execs, the heavy lifting is largely over once the national team rosters are selected.—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 And while Antetokounmpo says his preference would be to remain in Milwaukee and win another championship, the latter would take some serious heavy lifting.—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026 Baseload nuclear does the heavy lifting.—Alex Pavlak, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heavy lifting