outperforming

Example Sentences

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Ahead of Monday’s results, shares in Meituan rose 6.5%, outperforming the Hang Seng Tech Index’s 1.65% gain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

While U.S. power and light providers steal headlines with data center superprojects and the proposed megamerger between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy, Old World cousins are outperforming.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

FedEx stock surged 82% over the past 12 months, significantly outperforming UPS, which rose 5% in the same period.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“We’re just outperforming virtually every other retailer that we can track” with shoppers age 18 to 24, Conroy said, describing such customers as “very difficult to attract.”

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Whatever triggered Peeta's decision -and I suspect it had to do with my outperforming him in training -I should be nothing but grateful for it.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins