outstanding
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All three indexes use a float-weighted approach to indexation, meaning the market value in the index is based on the shares available for trading, not the total amount of stock outstanding.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
Eric: There's only one outstanding Scottish candidate - David Moyes.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
To protect against the risk of a run on its assets, the fund caps redemptions at 2.5% of its shares outstanding each quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Gavin: Given there are no outstanding Scottish candidates, I'd look at someone like Thomas Frank.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
Swiftly, and more than a little unexpectedly, he became the most outstanding astronomer of the twentieth century.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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