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barbell

[bahr-bel] / ˈbɑrˌbɛl /
NOUN
free weight
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“People are looking for some of that barbell optionality in LatAm financials and commodities,” he says.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Iko, a newcomer, started with a Micro Mini Cart that can hold barbell weights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

According to Subramanian, U.S. asset owners have largely replaced active equity funds with a barbell of the S&P 500 — owned largely through index funds — and private equity.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

“We have elderly people at the Y. We’re really a mixed group. But he’s in a barbell class. It’s a strenuous workout. … He’s a standout guy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

His father taught him how to work a punching bag and made him a barbell from two lead-filled coffee cans welded to a pipe.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand