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outperform

[out-per-fawrm] / ˌaʊt pərˈfɔrm /


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That contrasted with some other high-profile names, who Haas have continued to outperform this year.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The bank reiterates an outperform rating and a A$35.95 target on the stock.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

So, even if you were inclined to treat midcaps as a distinct asset class, you’d still need to know whether they are about to outperform or underperform the smallest or largest stocks.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

“Overall, we see this as a neutral to modestly positive print and expect the shares could outperform today,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

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

From Science Daily Apr. 17, 2026

Arini executives said the firm outperforms because it uses a complex hedging tool meant to protect it from big losses.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

Yuval Raphael's song, New Day Will Rise, placed 15th with the contest's juries - but outperformed every other participant in the public vote, scoring 297 points.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Micron stock was rallying alongside other chip names on Wednesday but Korean standouts SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics outperformed following a report of a massive investment.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

That said, over the past year, high-dividend stocks outperformed on a total return basis.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Novo revealed in February that Lilly’s Zepbound outperformed its own experimental next-generation shot in a clinical trial that Novo itself designed.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 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

When I reported on the business of Starbucks last year, analysts pointed to a major shift happening in the drinks market: concept-forward drinks are outperforming other traditional mainstays in the landscape.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Despite outperforming peers, the shares still trade at a discount.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Value stocks are quietly outperforming growth this year, but the companies driving the surge look nothing like traditional value plays.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

In these independent benchmarks, external, Kimi K3 ranked first in web interface engineering, outperforming Anthropic's Fable system, external in blind human-preference tests.

From BBC Jul. 17, 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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