overweight

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But she brushed off the barbs, saying: "I am toothy, dumpy, ugly, overweight, a spinster – what the hell."

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

The U.S. bank upgrades its stock recommendation to overweight from neutral and its target price to 87 euros from 73 euros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

However, Hong Leong notes recent hospital listings have largely run its course and investors are now focusing on company fundamentals, downgrading its rating on the sector to neutral from overweight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

“We recommend overweight exposure to emerging markets, Japan and the euro area within a global equity portfolio, with a mild underweight in the U.S.,”

From MarketWatch • Jul. 3, 2026

About fifty feet away, some overweight middle-aged dudes with American accents were conversing loudly, complaining to each other about the heat.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan