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Recent Examples of top-heavy
Lineup depth For long stretches this year, the Dodgers’ offense was glaringly top-heavy.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Among first-string players on a top-heavy roster, the Niners’ age is an even bigger factor.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
This can help with cultural and market acclimatization while preventing a top-heavy structure that is disconnected from local business realities.
—Adi Vaxman, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
But at almost every juncture of his time in Anaheim, the club’s top-heavy roster, perennial injury problems and questionable spending decisions prevented that from happening.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Among first-string players on a top-heavy roster, the Niners’ age is an even bigger factor.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
This can help with cultural and market acclimatization while preventing a top-heavy structure that is disconnected from local business realities.
—Adi Vaxman, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
But at almost every juncture of his time in Anaheim, the club’s top-heavy roster, perennial injury problems and questionable spending decisions prevented that from happening.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for top-heavy
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However, unlike other methods of detecting spoilage, the app doesn’t require a transparent container or for the container to be opened and doesn’t require expensive and bulky equipment.New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
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Mattresses are bulky, taking up precious real estate in the county landfill, Romero said.Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
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The investment bank initiated coverage on the stock with an overweight rating, and its price target of $91 implies nearly 26% upside from Monday’s close.Sean Conlon, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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In England, 22% of children aged 4 to 5 years are either overweight or obese.Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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At that point, the Celtics — the most voluminous 3-point shooting team ever — went 6-for-20 from behind the arc and shot 35.1% overall.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Greta Lee chose a more minimalist look, opting for a sculptural black The Row gown reminiscent of the voluminous white Marc Jacobs dress that Sarah Paulson wore to the WSJ Innovators Awards in New York earlier in the week.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
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But Americans have long had an outsize risk tolerance, a characteristic that is integral to both the dynamism of the country’s economy and the vibrance of its society.Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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That unease, many voters said, was compounded by the weight of knowing that in a swing state like Arizona, where the presidential race seemed razor-thin, every vote mattered, and their vote could ultimately play an outsize role in deciding who would be the next person to sit in the White House.Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The lot of the property covers a substantial area of 7,035 square feet.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Still, conventional computing logic suggests that the desktop implementation would draw more speed out of it with more powerful cooling and more space for more substantial cooling hardware.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top-heavy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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