top-heavy

Example Sentences

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That raises the stakes for the February jobs report, as it could drive the top-heavy S&P 500 to finally break through its recent trading range, up or down.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 1, 2026

Investors like Bahnsen who are skeptical of Silicon Valley’s spending spree believe that a top-heavy market reliant on periodic moments of dip-buying is bound to tip over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Investment, he said, needed to be in "the right places" not "top-heavy organisations".

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

If he can revert back to being a near .300 hitter, it could significantly help lengthen a sometimes top-heavy lineup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

I could see where he got his boxy, top-heavy shape, and I imagined my own body starting to do the same.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer