outsize

Example Sentences

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This means retail investors have benefited from the semiconductor rally — however, they could see outsize losses if the trend reverses.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

As they grew, these companies became far larger than the rest of their small and midsize brethren, so their continued gains gave an outsize boost to the indexes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Many observers noted an outsize jump last month of 70,000 leisure and hospitality workers, which seemed related to the coming World Cup.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

That means that the bank’s trading desk handles an outsize portion of trading orders and will earn trading fees alongside what it earns in underwriting fees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Throughout my childhood and adult life, Moni, Jagu, and Rajesh played an outsize role in my family’s imagination.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee