underweight
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They were last heavily underweight tech four years ago, just in time for ChatGPT’s release to supercharge the current AI-themed bull market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
As the Wall Street firm fears moving away from what has been a Goldilocks environment, it’s now recommending being 5% underweight on stocks in a portfolio, from a previous recommendation of being 4% overweight.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
It’s underweight both U.S. stocks and bonds at the moment, giving more weight to cash and emerging-market stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
They say that those in their early teens are much more likely to have miscarriages and underweight babies than adult women.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Despite the extraordinary fineness of his features, and his age, and his general stature—clothed, he could easily have passed for a young, underweight danseur—the cigar was not markedly unbecoming to him.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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