outstanding
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The setting for this two-hander is more abstract than usual for Hunter, who is one of the theater’s outstanding American realists.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
His outstanding goal for Sweden in Monday night's 3-1 friendly defeat by Norway in Oslo certainly indicated a brighter horizon for the 26-year-old.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Redeeming the roughly $10 million in first-lien notes due in 2027 at current stock prices means issuing some two million shares, or about 2% of total shares outstanding.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
It’s dilutive, as an increase in the number of shares outstanding means the percentage of the company current shareholders own is reduced.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
It’s also a waste of effort to grow them from seed, since the offspring even of an outstanding individual tree of those species are highly variable and mostly yield worthless fruit.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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