outperforming

Example Sentences

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The million-dollar real-estate market is outperforming the overall housing market in Miami-Dade County, said Gay Cororaton, chief economist at the Miami Association of Realtors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

While they are still outperforming many neighborhood schools, Harlem Village Academy East, for instance, only has a 52% proficiency rate in reading.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Investors need only look at the reaction to earnings for software and chips to see why one sector is outperforming the other.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Though the company is outperforming and recovering faster than European spirits peers following a downturn in the industry, the pace of recovery won’t be immediate, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“She’s just never got over you outperforming her in Potions,” said Ron, returning to his copy of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi.

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