as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat
her corpulency is such that she requires two seats on public conveyances
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Noun
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Some health experts say retatrutide, which works by targeting three gut hormones rather than one or two, can reach patients with severe obesity who would benefit from even more weight loss than what existing injections can offer.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026 -
Beyond cancer, Pfizer is aggressively pursuing the obesity market.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Worth more than their weight in gold Winners will receive medals crafted from recycled metal by the Italian State Mint and Polygraphic Institute.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Ricks said just 20 to 50 million people currently use GLP-1s, but the addressable market is 1 billion and growing, as doctors discover new use cases (plus weight loss can address other health issues).—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Corpulency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpulency. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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