top-heavy

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Another top-heavy group led by Germany, a four-time World Cup champion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Broadway, top-heavy with musical parodies and attention-grabbing revivals, is having a strange season by all accounts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

That raises the stakes for the February jobs report, as it could drive the top-heavy S&P 500 to finally break through its recent trading range, up or down.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

Investors like Bahnsen who are skeptical of Silicon Valley’s spending spree believe that a top-heavy market reliant on periodic moments of dip-buying is bound to tip over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Not surprisingly, as civil rights advocates converted a grassroots movement into a legal campaign, and as civil rights leaders became political insiders, many civil rights organizations became top-heavy with lawyers.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander