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Along with margins not in the speaker’s favor, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), who helped do much of the heavy lifting during the first reconciliation process, publicly expressed doubt that another reconciliation bill can be passed.—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026 Let public transport do the heavy lifting.—Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026 Priced at $50,000, Sprout is not built for heavy lifting.—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026 What makes this trade so attractive is the minimal heavy lifting required from the underlying stock.—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heavy lifting