outstanding
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I want to thank the Corona Police Department and the men and women of FBI Los Angeles for their outstanding work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
It had 849 million shares outstanding as of Sept. 30, compared with 1.2 billion at the end of 2023.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Presentation slides from the company emphasized its gradual reduction of outstanding shares over more than a decade as increasing "the potential for operating performance to translate into stronger per-share results."
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
The country house clause requires an isolated design of "exceptional quality" in that it "is truly outstanding", would "significantly enhance its immediate setting and be sensitive to the defining characteristics of the local area".
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Ebright had made some lineup changes since his boys’ loss on Lake Washington, and the new outfit had turned in outstanding time trials on the estuary.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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