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performance

[per-fawr-muhns] / pərˈfɔr məns /




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Competing fund managers and bank traders say Lemssouguer’s approach is overly aggressive, causing his performance to swing wildly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Microsoft had the worst start to the year out of all of them, dropping 23% for its worst quarterly performance since 2008.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Nonprofit live performance everywhere is in seemingly desperate search for funding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Still, the S&P 500 slumped 4.6% in the first quarter to mark its worst quarterly performance since 2022 as fears over high oil prices triggered by the Iran conflict hammered the market in March.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

“I heard Betty. He’s about to start the speech segment of his performance and I like to hear him speak....”

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen