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outperform

[out-per-fawrm] / ˌaʊt pərˈfɔrm /


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Macquarie keeps its target of 80 Australian dollars a share and outperform rating on the stock.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Additional anecdotal evidence comes from a firm that each business day produces a list of stocks that AI rates as most likely to outperform the market over the subsequent three months.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Leopold raised his rating on AMD’s stock to a strong buy, from outperform.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Girls continue to outperform boys, but the gap between boys' and girls' pass rates across all three nations has narrowed again to its lowest on record.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Children in those countries outperform our children, as nearly every story says.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Kimi 3 boasts 2.8 trillion parameters and, according to industry experts, outperforms all other models with the exception of Anthropic’s Fable and OpenAI’s ChatGPT 5.6.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

The Beijing-based startup claims that the model outperforms some cutting-edge U.S. systems, stoking what some analysts called “DeepSeek 2.0 concerns”—a nod to the rival Chinese AI startup that upended global markets early last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

In terms of attacking metrics for their clubs this season, Mbappe outperforms Haaland in shots, touches and chances created, although the City striker recorded more assists in 2025-26.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Its total incident rate — a metric that measures the frequency of workplace injuries and illnesses — outperforms the industry average by 14%, the company said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

The hybrid approach outperforms leading models that rely only on conventional computers.

From Science Daily Apr. 17, 2026

Trucking stocks have outperformed the broader stock-market benchmarks, with the Dow Jones U.S.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

The Morningstar index has slightly outperformed the S&P 500’s return over that time, through last Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

A humanoid robot has outperformed humans by breaking Usain Bolt's world record for the 100m sprint, according to its manufacturer.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

The 10-year U.K. gilt outperformed its eurozone peers, with its yield falling 2.6 basis points to 5.048%, pulling away from Tuesday’s near four-week high of 5.110%.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Hermione’s expression could not have been any smugger; she had loathed being outperformed in every Potions class.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

When I reported on the business of Starbucks last year, analysts pointed to a major shift happening in the drinks market: concept-forward drinks are outperforming other traditional mainstays in the landscape.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Girls are still outperforming boys when you look at a broader range of grades, though.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

While the artificial-intelligence boom has aided the returns of data center-focused REITs, such REITs were outperforming their counterparts even before 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

The group added that a core profit measure that strips out certain items more than doubled to $5.7 billion in the quarter, outperforming expectations.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

“She’s just never got over you outperforming her in Potions,” said Ron, returning to his copy of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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