outstanding
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The rest of the outstanding shares are ineligible for sale for 180 days.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Green was part of an outstanding group of class of 2029 quarterbacks last fall, all of whom should be continuing their rise to prominence.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Alphabet also might have wanted Berkshire’s involvement as an inducement for other investors to participate because of Berkshire’s outstanding reputation.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
His outstanding goal for Sweden in Monday night's 3-1 friendly defeat by Norway in Oslo certainly indicated a brighter horizon for the 26-year-old.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
There he was a competent but not terribly outstanding chemist known more for his wild hair and beard, which he had trimmed just once a year, than for his gifts in the laboratory.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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