outperform

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“We don’t see software and semis being mutually exclusive, but for many the question becomes, ‘Why bother with software if semis are going to outperform on an absolute and relative basis?’”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Academic research indicates that teams generally outperform lone inventors, with studies showing teams are more likely to achieve major breakthroughs.

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