outlier
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In his speech at UBS’s annual general meeting Wednesday, Kelleher said the capital requirements proposed by the Swiss Federal Council would make the bank an international outlier and weaken it compared to rivals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Spreading your equity portfolio across sectors and a variety of factors can help improve the odds of capturing gains when the outlier stocks start outperforming.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Then there’s wind. Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos’ 410-foot sailing yacht Koru —estimated cost: $500 million—remains an outlier.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
“In the quickly expanding universe of cases involving sanctions for the misuse of artificial intelligence, this case is a notorious outlier in both degree and volume,” Clarke wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
He has become the public face of genius in American life, a celebrity outlier.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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