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outperform

[aut-per-fawrm] / ˌaʊt pərˈfɔrm /


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At a time when innovation and enterprise have never been so abundant, the companies that grow the most and the fastest still tend to outperform, according to James.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Teams like Nick Saban’s Alabama dynasty stockpiled so much talent that the second-stringer would often outperform the player he was replacing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

It upgrades the stock to outperform from neutral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

RBC reduces its target price on the stock to 13.25 euros from 13.50 previously, but reiterates its outperform recommendation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

According to Trivariate’s analysis, an investor who consistently ranks in the 70th percentile of stock picking outperforms the S&P 500 when rebalancing annually.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

"We compared phase space distance with the sphericity variable and our conclusion is that phase space distance outperforms sphericity," Zhang said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

China’s Moonshot AI has launched an artificial-intelligence model it says outperforms some cutting-edge U.S. systems, the latest sign that Chinese labs can rival American counterparts in critical technology frontiers.

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

Geiser argued that the high school GPA outperforms the SAT in predicting first-year student success once income and race are controlled.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

This divergence was on full display Monday, when the Nasdaq outperformed the Dow by 0.9 percentage points.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Not only are they expensive, they haven’t outperformed a simple buy-and-hold strategy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The numbers sound amazing: Over the past year, 75% of fixed-income funds outperformed the Bloomberg U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Over the past 10 years, 56% of bond funds beat the Agg, but a mere 45% outperformed the index that was the best fit for their strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Sponsored by Kagen, the resolution recognized the accomplishments of the 13 women who outshined and outperformed their male counterparts—but were never allowed to fly into space.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

The outperforming Tactical Trend fund that was launched in 2006, accounts for $4 billion of the total.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Roberto Soldado was in front of him in the team, and nobody wanted Roberto to do well more than me - but every single day in training Harry was outperforming him.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The number of stocks outperforming the index over time is shrinking, increasing the need for active managers to be nimble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

It’s outperforming huge companies like Nvidia and Google on some metrics, while besting gold and the world’s dominant currencies on others.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 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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