outperform

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They will also look at the industry sectors best-positioned to outperform.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

With the stock’s gain on Monday, it has edged up 0.7% this year to outperform the software sector, which has been hurt by worries about AI displacement, by a wide margin.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

They also outperform the rest of the country in health, education and economic prospects.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

For now, the stock looks like a bargain, and for investors who already own mining stocks, a Gold.com holding can act as a portfolio diversifier that could outperform to the upside.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Desaguliers and a friend later built models of both the Savery and the Newcomen engines: despite his extraordinary expertise, Desaguliers was plainly taken aback to see the Savery engine outperform the Newcomen engine.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton