bulk large
idiom
: to have great importance or influence
This is a problem that bulks large in the minds of many people.
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Nonetheless, Boeing has to enter the next round of competition with the vision system meeting Air Force expectations, because small differences bulk large when both offerors are proposing state-of-the-art products.
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Loren Thompson, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
But one subject that likely will bulk large in the July seminar is how to cope with rapidly growing efforts by the Chinese Navy to find, fix and defeat undersea warships in its marginal seas.
—Loren Thompson, Forbes, 22 June 2021
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Loren Thompson, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
But one subject that likely will bulk large in the July seminar is how to cope with rapidly growing efforts by the Chinese Navy to find, fix and defeat undersea warships in its marginal seas.
—Loren Thompson, Forbes, 22 June 2021
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“Bulk large.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulk%20large. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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