outdo
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CEO transitions not linked to activists saw the companies’ stocks outdo the S&P 500 by 2.5% the first year and 4% after two years.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
They conclude that it signals toughness—and vow to outdo him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Even in abnormal political times, competition can be healthy, spurring journalists to match or outdo rival outlets.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026
“We’re all working towards those goals. ... I very much appreciate our athletes really wanting to outdo themselves, outdo each other but with respect and at the highest level possible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
The news is reporting nothing today except for footage and reels about the games, each station frantically trying to outdo the next, channels in every language and country.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
"Considering that Fernando, he has done a very good job, like he normally does. He is a little special in that respect and outdoes a little bit the potential of the cars."
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024
And the plagiarism that these AI algorithms partake in is so subtle that it outdoes plagiarism in the ordinary sense: it takes other people’s work and synthesizes sources in ways typically untraceable.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 28, 2023
But somehow it outdoes everything that has come before with its mix of technical proficiency, emotional stakes and Looney Tunes-style tumbles.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
As this country's second-biggest weapons contractor, only Lockheed Martin outdoes it in annual defense revenues.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2023
But there is one ape, a native of the island of Java, who outdoes most of his relatives in the way of being ridiculous, especially when he amuses himself as a fisherman.
From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various
There’s stiff competition for that position, to be sure, but he outdid himself with this dissent.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
Adolf Hitler outdid Napoleon as history’s greatest art thief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
But he outdid himself at the Gaza summit in Egypt by telling Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni that she should stop smoking.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
Glastonbury loves a surprise set, and this year they outdid themselves.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
They outdid themselves exclaiming what a sure shot I was.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
It was outdone just this week when someone paid $50 million for a Gus the T-Rex.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
But not to be outdone by his opposite number, Jordan hit back for the hosts with a fine finish, dotting down in the corner despite Theo Attissogbe's last-ditch attempt to shove him into touch.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Not to be outdone was the University of Michigan, which reportedly External link invested $20 million in OpenAI, now worth $2 billion.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
When a superhero satire’s guesses about how bad life could get are outdone by reality, then the fiction has lost its escapist function.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
The last two bags were snatched up immediately, because it turned out, the thing about men in pool halls is none of them want to be outdone.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
That makes India a key market for planemakers, especially Airbus which has bagged the bulk of new orders, outdoing U.S. rival Boeing, and engine manufacturers whose wares will be put to test.
From Reuters ● Jun. 20, 2023
The Pacific Northwest is expecting the most unusual weather event for mid-May, with the region now outdoing its southern neighbors with extreme heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2023
"We're always going to be outdoing ourselves," says Renée.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2023
Tampa Bay improved to 98-60, outdoing the 2008 team for most wins in franchise history.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
But nothing compared to the cries that now emanated from the triplets, each outdoing the other.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
