outperform
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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
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"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
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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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