top-heavy
Example Sentences
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A top-heavy market could amplify swings in tech shares.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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
Throughout the complex aerial gymnastics of an abort, the distribution of weight matters immensely: A top-heavy capsule performs differently than a bottom-heavy capsule.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 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
When the Great Six inspected my library record and found it top-heavy with adventure and science fiction, they prescribed appropriate doses of Steinbeck, Faulkner, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
