overweight

Example Sentences

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Hedge funds are more overweight semiconductor stocks than at any point in the past decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The NHS recommends the jabs for people who are overweight with obesity-related health risks, not people who just want to get a bit thinner.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

According to global estimates, billions of people are now overweight or obese, increasing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, sleep apnea, and some cancers.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

There’s an Irish airline executive named Michael O’Leary who so loves upcharges and cost-cutting that, over the years, he has floated selling standing-room flights, charging overweight passengers more, and installing coin-operated restrooms.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

And Javier’s overweight frog is in a pond eating as much as he wants.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera