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outperform

[aut-per-fawrm] / ˌaʊt pərˈfɔrm /


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It upgrades Napier Port to outperform, from neutral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Christopher Wood, global head of equities strategy at Jefferies, said it’s important to note that local currency bonds in emerging markets have continued to outperform those from the Group of Seven — the U.S.,

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Some say they aren’t trying to outperform anything, but just to provide “uncorrelated” returns.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Macquarie retains an outperform call on Amplitude and A$2.50/share price target.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Children in those countries outperform our children, as nearly every story says.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

"We compared phase space distance with the sphericity variable and our conclusion is that phase space distance outperforms sphericity," Zhang said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

In terms of attacking metrics for their clubs this season, Mbappe outperforms Haaland in shots, touches and chances created, although the City striker recorded more assists in 2025-26.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

The American College of Sports Medicine’s position is that exercising after meals and in the afternoon outperforms fasting and morning exercise sessions for glycemic control.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 21, 2026

Geiser said that the high school GPA outperforms the SAT in predicting first-year student success once income and race are controlled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

High-yield debt outperforms other fixed-income products over the long run, averaging 8.78% gains in expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

The investors would profit if bonds outperformed relative to swaps, which acted as the hedge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Not only are they expensive, they haven’t outperformed a simple buy-and-hold strategy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Prior to the war, girls in Gaza outnumbered and outperformed boys at every level of education above primary school.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Berkshire, a conglomerate of high-quality businesses with a strong balance sheet, has outperformed dramatically during periods of extreme market stress.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Hermione’s expression could not have been any smugger; she had loathed being outperformed in every Potions class.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

My last column, “Don’t Fall for Bond Funds That Say They’re Beating the Market,” looked at the remarkable number of actively managed bond funds that are outperforming the Bloomberg U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Upsets also tend to linger longer in the memory because they fit a familiar story: well-run clubs outperforming opponents with significantly greater resources.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

It’s outperforming huge companies like Nvidia and Google on some metrics, while besting gold and the world’s dominant currencies on others.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

He saw a close race in 2022, then won by nearly seven percentage points in 2024, outperforming Trump.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

“She’s just never got over you outperforming her in Potions,” said Ron, returning to his copy of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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