outperform

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Papic predicted the U.S. tech sector probably won’t outperform other sectors over the next five years, even in the midst of an AI supercycle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

A number of industry names have recently found their footing, pun intended, at key moving averages, and are starting to outperform the broader market on a relative-strength basis.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Both tools are designed to find hidden security weaknesses in digital systems and can outperform humans at some hacking and cyber-security tasks.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Investors are largely wasting their time when expending significant time and resources to find stocks they think will outperform the market — unless they hold these stocks for many years.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

Or that the upper triple-A-rated floor of some subprime mortgage bond would outperform the lower, triple-B-rated, floor.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis