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overweight

adjective as in heavier than average

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One simple way for investors to reduce AI exposure is to buy an equal-weighted S&P 500 index fund that isn’t overweight the largest tech stocks.

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Just the kind of things a wealthy country with an ageing, and increasingly overweight population – like the US – needs.

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All of which means that investors seeking exposure should either buy a dedicated Latin America fund or an actively managed emerging markets fund that overweights the region.

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Hegseth took aim at the packed room’s waistlines, proclaiming that he no longer wanted to see “fat generals and admirals,” or overweight troops.

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Players are weighed every morning and those who return overweight after holidays are forced to train with extra kilograms strapped to their bodies.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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