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underweight

[uhn-der-wayt, uhn-der-wayt] / ˈʌn dərˈweɪt, ˈʌn dərˌweɪt /


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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

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

“Many of these patients are not overweight, some are normal weight or even underweight, so you don’t want them to lose weight or muscle mass.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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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