outperforming

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That means big investors who are buying new issues are likely outperforming the broader market, a trend that hasn’t been the norm over the last several years and might not continue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

“On a company level, these are the companies outperforming on fundamentals.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

The index was up 1.7% this week, outperforming the S&P 500 cap-weighted index by 3.5 percentage points —the largest gap since 2020 and the second-largest in 20 years, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

The new system delivers a dramatic improvement in photon detection efficiency, outperforming conventional wavelength-dispersive X-ray emission spectrometers by a factor of 100 to 1000.

From Science Daily • Jun. 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