underweight

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Most of them are underweight and a majority are struggling to breathe on their own.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The bank held the consumer discretionary sector at underweight.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

“Investors have long been underweight EM,” according to Chaudhuri.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

The largest discrepancy appeared in the underweight group.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“If that bag can’t support a ten-year-old boy, who’s thirteen pounds underweight for his age, I don’t want it in my cabin,” Mrs. McArdle said, without opening her eyes.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger