underweight
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You’d want to underweight stocks so long as you believe interest rates will continue rising, but overweight them once you think that a rate-cut cycle is about to begin.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Many of these patients are not overweight, some are normal weight or even underweight, so you don’t want them to lose weight or muscle mass.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The managers trimmed their overweight positions in stocks and commodities, but are keeping a large underweight in bonds, Bank of America reported.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Shelter personnel said the dog appeared underweight and hungry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Pollard, still underweight, was bundled into a double-breasted black suit, the left pant leg slit over his cast.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
