top-heavy
adjective
1
: having the top part too heavy for the lower part
2
: having too high a proportion of administrators
a top-heavy bureaucracy
3
: oversupplied with one element at the expense of others : lacking balance
a novel top-heavy with description
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When their workforce seems a bit top-heavy, cutting middle management is considered an ideal way to save money.
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Shannon Gabriel, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
But top-heavy rosters rarely hold up throughout a grueling season.
—Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Their reasoning is that declining fertility produces a top-heavy age structure.
—Emily Klancher Merchant, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
The starting pitching market is very top-heavy in this offseason's free agency class.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Shannon Gabriel, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
But top-heavy rosters rarely hold up throughout a grueling season.
—Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Their reasoning is that declining fertility produces a top-heavy age structure.
—Emily Klancher Merchant, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
The starting pitching market is very top-heavy in this offseason's free agency class.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Top-heavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top-heavy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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