performance
Example Sentences
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Competing fund managers and bank traders say Lemssouguer’s approach is overly aggressive, causing his performance to swing wildly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The risk/reward of staying in private funds isn’t good because fund performance has started to weaken and there is a risk of higher redemptions in the coming quarters.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Nonprofit live performance everywhere is in seemingly desperate search for funding.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Still, the S&P 500 slumped 4.6% in the first quarter to mark its worst quarterly performance since 2022 as fears over high oil prices triggered by the Iran conflict hammered the market in March.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Despite besting twenty-three of the world’s most eminent chess players, though, he remained relatively unimpressed with his performance: “I am satisfied with the result, but not with my play.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.