outperform

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The pair took aim at two art truisms: that works bought for high prices and owned for longer periods outperform.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

The meeting comes a week after the firm released its Claude Mythos preview, an AI tool that the company claims can outperform humans at some hacking and cyber-security tasks.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

For now, the stock looks like a bargain, and for investors who already own mining stocks, a Gold.com holding can act as a portfolio diversifier that could outperform to the upside.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

“With many upcoming releases from some of the most beloved franchises in history,” Lessard says that box office revenue could outperform expectations given the quality film slate on deck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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