underweight

Example Sentences

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Active investors narrowing their underweight positions could provide a tailwind.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

MS has an underweight rating on Westpac, NAB and Commonwealth Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The strategists said they are negative on European equities and underweight cyclicals versus defensives.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

From the age of 13, an eating disorder left her dangerously underweight.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“If that bag can’t support a ten-year-old boy, who’s thirteen pounds underweight for his age, I don’t want it in my cabin,” Mrs. McArdle said, without opening her eyes.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger