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overweight

[oh-ver-weyt, oh-ver-weyt, oh-ver-weyt] / ˈoʊ vərˈweɪt, ˈoʊ vərˌweɪt, ˌoʊ vərˈweɪt /


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It raises the stock’s target price to 275.00 rupees from 173.00 rupees, with an unchanged overweight rating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Prolonged sitting can increase the risk, external of being overweight and developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes, say experts.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

It is different from the type 2 form of the disease, which is often - but not always - associated with being overweight.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

RHB Research upgrades its rating for the plantation sector to overweight from neutral, naming Johor Plantations Group, Sarawak Oil Palms, IOI Corp.,

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Now Frolic was middle-aged, overweight, lazy, and no longer needing to chew.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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