top-heavy
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As exciting as this style of play can appear, it does leave Liverpool very top-heavy.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
“When you have very, very top-heavy indices, you still need the companies at the top to at least keep pace.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026
A top-heavy market could amplify swings in tech shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
It’s also a top-heavy draft, with a ton of depth in the first round and no clear first overall pick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
But the weight of the obelisk on even a very large vessel would make it top-heavy and unstable.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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