outperform

Example Sentences

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The previous laggards — staples, utilities, and technology — then stepped up to outperform.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

If a newly public company such as SpaceX or Anthropic performs exceptionally well shortly after listing, indexes that include them immediately could materially outperform others that wait months or years.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Both tools are designed to find hidden security weaknesses in digital systems and can outperform humans at some hacking and cyber-security tasks.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

As the market corrects its math, the quality names should outperform.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Or that the upper triple-A-rated floor of some subprime mortgage bond would outperform the lower, triple-B-rated, floor.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis