standout

Example Sentences

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As investors get more discerning in separating potential artificial-intelligence winners from losers, memory stocks have become a standout trade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Lee’s standout identity plays — “Straight White Men,” “The Shipment” and “Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven” — reject the illusion of stable, coherent characters propagated by psychological realism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Numerous software stocks were standout performers on Friday, as investors dumped chip stocks and assessed the implications of OpenAI’s reported struggles.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

In 2021, when President Joe Biden appointed him to serve on his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, a White House press release cited the “Wedges” paper as Pacala’s standout accomplishment.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

He took it pretty well, considering I was a standout on the team.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad