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Obviously, that involves heavy lifting in terms of logistics, budgeting and preparation though the issues that are top of mind for many Angelenos are how the city will handle traffic and the homelessness crisis.
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
Since his screenplay’s primary source was an hours-long, 200-year-old play, Hamm was left with some heavy lifting to make the story palatable for modern audiences.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
That leaves the next four months to do the heavy lifting, with September setting the standard.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
Zoom in: While legislative leaders did a lot of the heavy lifting, Walz's budget proposal to spend much of a $17.5 billion surplus that year set the tone.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
Since his screenplay’s primary source was an hours-long, 200-year-old play, Hamm was left with some heavy lifting to make the story palatable for modern audiences.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
That leaves the next four months to do the heavy lifting, with September setting the standard.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
Zoom in: While legislative leaders did a lot of the heavy lifting, Walz's budget proposal to spend much of a $17.5 billion surplus that year set the tone.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Heavy lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20lifting. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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