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outstanding

[out-stan-ding] / ˌaʊtˈstæn dɪŋ /




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He started at right tackle last season for a school that has been producing outstanding linemen.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Fitch cited a “rising discord between the project parties over outstanding claims and obligations, even though the project is 99.6% complete and both parties have economic incentives to complete it.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

In fact in the case of the 2012 Lucasfilm purchase, Disney was buying back stock at such a clip that its total shares outstanding dropped that year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

But out of all the co-creators and producers’ names listed in the drama’s credits, it’s Lindelof’s that heightens our expectations, owing to his outstanding success with his 2019 reinterpretation of “Watchmen.”

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

I guess Mr. Crabtree came in the back door that day and didn’t know what had happened to the bear, because the first announcement was all about the outstanding fire-prevention display by the second grade.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson




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