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
A compromise: Agree to overpay your mortgage each month using some of your savings if you really want to get the outstanding balance down upon retiring.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 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
Alan said Read Easy has been "absolutely outstanding"
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
“Outstanding wizard, outstanding, and his Order of Merlin most well-deserved. Do you see much of your uncle, Marcus?”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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