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Recent Examples of heavy liftingAs noted in my game story, the Padres are planning on their bullpen doing some heavy lifting in the playoffs.—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025 For real, though, Strong said Allen really had to do the heavy lifting in the film that chronicles the then about-to-be-even-more-massive singer’s interior retreat to write the stark, story-cycle Nebraska album.—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025 But the aesthetics do a lot of heavy lifting in terms of engagement.—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025 By removing friction, letting AI handle the heavy lifting and investing in modern SAT/PST, leaders transform reluctant users into proactive sentinels.—Eyal Benishti, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heavy lifting
The future is not about clinging to bureaucratic models but about creating conditions where people can flourish once the drudgery is gone.
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John Winsor,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Treating cooking like drudgery—another chore to perform—will likely not inspire them to adopt this crucial life skill, one that seems to be going by the wayside in the era of GrubHub and DoorDash.
If the thought of budgeting gives you a headache, there's another way to approach managing your money without tracking every expense or obsessing over spreadsheets.
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Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Symptoms of the more serious illness include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss, numbness and paralysis, according to the CDC.
After escaping the Grabber’s (Ethan Hawke) clutches and putting his killing spree to a permanent end in The Black Phone, Finney investigates a winter camp with his younger sister Gwen (Madeleine McGraw), who’s had visions of the killer stalking three young boys from beyond the grave.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
That fixation would eventually draw national attention — and influence the creation of some of Hollywood’s most chilling characters, including the killer in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs.
The Democratic nominee for mayor also gave a speech at an African Methodist church, an effort to bridge the gap with apprehensive Black voters.
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Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
1 Oct. 2025
The improved profitability came as Beijing intensified efforts to rein in excess supply and aggressive price wars that had hurt companies' bottom line.
Since trash pickup is every Tuesday where Wilson lives, this is a chore that always falls into her Monday rotation.
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Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
Parents can also build a child's emotional regulation skills by encouraging them to wait during activities or participate in simple chores, such as cleaning up after themselves, Boutakidis said.
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