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outperform

[aut-per-fawrm] / ˌaʊt pərˈfɔrm /


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Although Spain continues to outperform larger EU peers such as France and Germany, "the clearest threat to growth comes from rising prices", said Pedro Aznar, a professor at the Esade business school.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Amid the wreckage this week it is important to note that one area that did outperform was the cloud, aka AI’s main delivery vehicle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Overall, we expect the strong set of results including the top and bottom line beat to be well received and expect the shares to outperform by at least 2-3%” on Friday, the bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

A local TV station would start showing “Seinfeld” reruns, and it would outperform all other channels in the same timeslot…even when pitted against live and first-run shows!

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Or that the upper triple-A-rated floor of some subprime mortgage bond would outperform the lower, triple-B-rated, floor.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

"We compared phase space distance with the sphericity variable and our conclusion is that phase space distance outperforms sphericity," Zhang said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

The Beijing-based startup claims that the model outperforms some cutting-edge U.S. systems, stoking what some analysts called “DeepSeek 2.0 concerns”—a nod to the rival Chinese AI startup that upended global markets early last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

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

Its total incident rate — a metric that measures the frequency of workplace injuries and illnesses — outperforms the industry average by 14%, the company said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 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

TotalEnergies said it benefited from a high-price environment characterized by historically high refining-margin levels and a favorable natural-gas market, and that its trading operations outperformed at levels comparable with the prior two quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

"Exceptional," Wolff said, "and I think he's outperformed the car."

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

SK Hynix outperformed, however, rising 4.4% after the group called off a listing of its memory-chip unit in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“The interesting thing about this royalty model is it has outperformed base metals, as a sector, over the past couple of decades,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 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

Dividend stocks have been outperforming the broader market, as recent volatility in the artificial-intelligence trade has driven some investors into companies deemed as safer, or less volatile, with higher payouts.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Since the company’s public debut, its share price has risen more than 1,700%, outperforming the S&P 500.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

“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


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