underweight

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Boone was underweight, had sore ears and sore eyes when he first came into the RSPCA's care, Murphy explained.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The largest discrepancy appeared in the underweight group.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

A team of strategists at Deutsche Bank said discretionary investors were already clearly underweight stocks, according to their in-house data — although they had room to further reduce their exposure.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

MS has an underweight rating and A$34.40 target price on the stock, which is up 0.65% at A$40.725.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

A dangerously underweight corporal in threadbare fatigues comes for Werner on foot.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr