outstanding
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Intercontinental Exchange, Polymarket’s largest investor, disclosed in July that its $1.6 billion stake in Polymarket amounted to 22% of the company’s shares outstanding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Wilson was named most outstanding player of the 2024 Paris Games and the 2022 World Cup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Nominated by the charity, Gracie received a certificate of merit from the Child of Wales Awards 2026 last week, in recognition of her outstanding fundraising efforts.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Both as head of state and a successful athlete, he was an outstanding representative of his country. He gave 'All for Norway'," Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf said, referring to Harald's royal motto.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The outstanding examples in recent years are the transplantations of hearts, kidneys, livers, and other organs, and the equally spectacular inventions of artificial organs.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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