outperform

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“All major vehicle segments are above year-earlier levels; however, the luxury segment continues to outperform the overall market,” said Jeremy Robb, Cox Automotive’s chief economist, in a news release.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Some investors say they still expect big tech shares to outperform value stocks in the long run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"It's a sign that quantum batteries could one day outperform conventional energy-storage technologies."

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

He also argued that markets tend to outperform following a pullback, with the S&P 500 higher over the 12 months following a 10% correction around 88% of the time.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Desaguliers and a friend later built models of both the Savery and the Newcomen engines: despite his extraordinary expertise, Desaguliers was plainly taken aback to see the Savery engine outperform the Newcomen engine.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton