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standout

[stand-out] / ˈstændˌaʊt /


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They selected former Missouri standout Keagen Trost in the third round with the hope that he could provide versatility.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

But it’s their journey and all the bizarre autocratic municipal rules they have to dance around that make “One Night Only” a clever, peculiar and head-scratching standout from the rom-com crowd.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Below is their list of standout stocks — featuring those that are part of the “well-trodden AI-infrastructure story which, at least temporarily, got so popular that it suffered from a wave of profit-taking,” BofA wrote.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Across pre-season, Antoine Semenyo, stationed on the flank, was arguably City's standout player, receiving the ball with time and space to run at his full-back.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

White’s father had once been a standout single sculler, and his boy just lived and breathed rowing.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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