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top-heavy

[top-hev-ee] / ˈtɒpˌhɛv i /


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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

Worried that the red-hot artificial-intelligence trade has made the U.S. market too top-heavy?

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

Another top-heavy group led by Germany, a four-time World Cup champion.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

While the market advance has been top-heavy with megacap names, “the rally itself has been historic,” says Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist for LPL Financial.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

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




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