top-heavy

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Walk around the lumbering, top-heavy “Adam,” whose powerful hand echoes Michelangelo’s Sistine ceiling but instead points earthward, and you don’t get a sense of inspired, ideal form, but of matter, growth and transformation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A top-heavy market could amplify swings in tech shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 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

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