outperform
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Teams like Nick Saban’s Alabama dynasty stockpiled so much talent that the second-stringer would often outperform the player he was replacing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Christopher Wood, global head of equities strategy at Jefferies, said it’s important to note that local currency bonds in emerging markets have continued to outperform those from the Group of Seven — the U.S.,
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
It upgrades the stock to outperform from neutral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Some say they aren’t trying to outperform anything, but just to provide “uncorrelated” returns.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Children in those countries outperform our children, as nearly every story says.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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According to Trivariate’s analysis, an investor who consistently ranks in the 70th percentile of stock picking outperforms the S&P 500 when rebalancing annually.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
"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
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
Geiser said that the high school GPA outperforms the SAT in predicting first-year student success once income and race are controlled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Still, with growth heavily reliant on exports—particularly electronics and AI-related products—analysts warn of an uneven “K-shaped” economy, where the tech sector outperforms while other industries stagnate and consumers face rising costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
The investors would profit if bonds outperformed relative to swaps, which acted as the hedge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
As you can see, buying and holding over the past five- and 10-year periods has far outperformed three different ways of exploiting the historical tendency for market weakness between May Day and Halloween.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Over the past 10 years, 56% of bond funds beat the Agg, but a mere 45% outperformed the index that was the best fit for their strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Prior to the war, girls in Gaza outnumbered and outperformed boys at every level of education above primary school.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Sponsored by Kagen, the resolution recognized the accomplishments of the 13 women who outshined and outperformed their male counterparts—but were never allowed to fly into space.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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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
It’s outperforming huge companies like Nvidia and Google on some metrics, while besting gold and the world’s dominant currencies on others.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
But in a surprising twist for commercial real estate, malls are outperforming every other property type.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Despite outperforming other fast food chains and posting impressive same-store sales, the Mexican-inspired chain Taco Bell has taken a hit after being linked to Cyclospora.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 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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