standout
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The former University of Virginia standout was reportedly diagnosed with the Grade 4 cancer last year and briefly went into remission, but the tumors returned in July, according to Houston news site Chron.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
It is not surprising that the standout pieces were contributed by celebrated longtime practitioners of literary fiction, nor that their stories should all deal with the category shifts of older age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Marriott has been a standout among the leading hotel stocks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
With standout tracks like “Welcome to the Working Week,” “Less Than Zero,” and “Waiting for the End of the World,” it could hardly fail.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026
And somehow my standout status as the Mockingjay doesn’t seem to be an advantage in a situation where they’re trying to get us to blend into a pack.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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