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overweight

adjective as in heavier than average

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Novo’s Wegovy is already approved for people with obesity or are overweight, in addition to helping those patients lower the risk of stroke, heart attack and death.

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In France, one in two adults is overweight or obese, and globally the number reaches two and a half billion people.

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More than 3.7 million people died from illnesses related to obesity or being overweight globally in 2021 -- more than malaria, tuberculosis and HIV combined, according to the World Health Organization.

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Even JPMorgan, which has an overweight rating on Nike, says Wall Street earnings projections for the company’s fiscal second half are 25% too high.

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Ali: We have been overweight aerospace and defense for three-plus years, leading up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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

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