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peer

[peer] / pɪər /
NOUN
person who is another's equal
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NextEra as a standalone company is still the nation’s biggest utility, with targeted annual earnings-per-share growth of 8% or more, on the high end of its peer group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The largest U.S. utility is about to buy Dominion Energy, a big peer with data-center exposure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“We have done a quick review of the 10 largest fundamental EM peers. We can say we have more than 20 stocks in our portfolio that are not in our peer universe,” Cho said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Former gang member Kevin Martin, who now works with a youth organisation in Glasgow, said those carrying knives were doing so "out of fear and peer pressure".

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

I sit at the kitchen table, trying to peer at the TV as it plays my favorite early anime shows in the living room, trying not to worry too much about Sandy.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender




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