outstanding
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Hastings now has direct or indirect ownership of 21,163,516 Netflix common shares, or about 0.5% of the shares outstanding.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
It limited redemption requests for its fund Blue Owl Credit Income Corp., known as OCIC, at 5% of shares outstanding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Under the terms of the arrangement, Biogen will pay $41 a share for all shares outstanding of Apellis—a steep premium to the stock’s closing price of $17.09 on Monday.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Backup center Jaxson Hayes was outstanding in scoring 19 points on eight-for-eight shooting, including a three-pointer with six minutes and 41 seconds left.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Later that year came the award ceremony for the Comstock Prize, given every five years by the National Academy of Sciences for outstanding work in physics.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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