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overweight

[oh-ver-weyt, oh-ver-weyt, oh-ver-weyt] / ˈoʊ vərˈweɪt, ˈoʊ vərˌweɪt, ˌoʊ vərˈweɪt /


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But the study reveals that a decades-long pattern of people becoming more overweight is likely to play some role, even though it is far from the whole story.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Even with an Iran peace deal, it would only take a few missiles from militants to disrupt the flow of energy again, he says: “I’m significantly overweight energy. The sector looks better than before.”

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

It’s only behind by a little, mostly because it was heavily overweight tech with no energy stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Kwon maintained his overweight recommendation on the stock and his 1,550,000 target price, roughly 26% above the current level.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

And Javier’s overweight frog is in a pond eating as much as he wants.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera