outperform

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The company says it found the tool can outperform humans at some hacking and cyber-security tasks, which has prompted discussions by regulators, legislators and financial institutions about the dangers it could pose to digital services.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 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

The brokerage cuts its rating on the stock to underperform from outperform and lowers the target price to HK$5.20 from HK$5.80.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Some investors have approached software and semiconductors as what professionals call a “pair trade,” meaning they bet on one leg to outperform the other.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 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