versus

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Before 2026, the record for quarterly outperformance of chips versus software was in the first quarter of 2021, when the chip fund beat the software fund by 33 points, according to Dow Jones market data.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

This is despite key raw-material inputs inflating over 20% versus 2025, Bernstein adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“From an infectious disease standpoint, that is one of the most difficult and challenging situations and one where it’s more easy to catch something versus other situations,” El-Hasan said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

For at least 15% weight loss, the figures were 46.8% versus 6.4%, while 28.6% of semaglutide users lost at least 20% of their body weight compared with 2.7% in the placebo group.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

He imagined himself as the young Winston Churchill covering Kitchener’s battle at Omdurman, a battle of superior versus inferior arms, except that, unlike Churchill, he sided with the moral victor.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie