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outperform

[aut-per-fawrm] / ˌaʊt pərˈfɔrm /


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RBC lowers its recommendation to sector perform from outperform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Christopher Wood, global head of equities strategy at Jefferies, said it’s important to note that local currency bonds in emerging markets have continued to outperform those from the Group of Seven — the U.S.,

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The upgrade—to outperform from neutral—follows a weak share-price performance in recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Some say they aren’t trying to outperform anything, but just to provide “uncorrelated” returns.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Children in those countries outperform our children, as nearly every story says.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

In terms of attacking metrics for their clubs this season, Mbappe outperforms Haaland in shots, touches and chances created, although the City striker recorded more assists in 2025-26.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

The American College of Sports Medicine’s position is that exercising after meals and in the afternoon outperforms fasting and morning exercise sessions for glycemic control.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 21, 2026

Geiser said that the high school GPA outperforms the SAT in predicting first-year student success once income and race are controlled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Still, with growth heavily reliant on exports—particularly electronics and AI-related products—analysts warn of an uneven “K-shaped” economy, where the tech sector outperforms while other industries stagnate and consumers face rising costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

The hybrid approach outperforms leading models that rely only on conventional computers.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2026

Not only are they expensive, they haven’t outperformed a simple buy-and-hold strategy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

So, yes, bonds are suddenly more attractive, and it’s tempting to try finding the bond funds that have outperformed the most.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The numbers sound amazing: Over the past year, 75% of fixed-income funds outperformed the Bloomberg U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Prior to the war, girls in Gaza outnumbered and outperformed boys at every level of education above primary school.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Hermione’s expression could not have been any smugger; she had loathed being outperformed in every Potions class.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Its shares rose as much as 5.2% from their IPO price to 1,878 rupees in Mumbai, outperforming the benchmark Sensex index, which was down 1.1%

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Upsets also tend to linger longer in the memory because they fit a familiar story: well-run clubs outperforming opponents with significantly greater resources.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

It’s outperforming huge companies like Nvidia and Google on some metrics, while besting gold and the world’s dominant currencies on others.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

He saw a close race in 2022, then won by nearly seven percentage points in 2024, outperforming Trump.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Whatever triggered Peeta's decision -and I suspect it had to do with my outperforming him in training -I should be nothing but grateful for it.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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