as in to outperform
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Drones outperform dogs for hazing bears: A comparison of carnivore aversive conditioning tools.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025 -
OpenAI claims Operator outperforms similar tools from Anthropic and Google DeepMind, leveraging the visual skills of the GPT-4o model to navigate web environments effectively.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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The phone ran for 15 hours and 39 minutes on a single charge, besting the 12 hours and 9 minutes of the old model.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
30 Jan. 2025
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This was a record turnaround among SpaceX launches from Space Coast launch pads at 2 hours and 54 minutes besting October’s double launch that saw a Falcon 9 launch at CCSFS just eight hours, 42 minutes after a Falcon Heavy launch at KSC.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2025
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Making the playoffs and maybe even surprising in them would be Miami’s greatest statement of resolve and flex of Heat Culture — to have overcome the capital-D distraction and drama that might have detonated this season.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Chiefs couldn’t overcome losses to tight end Travis Kelce, who left the game at the end of the second quarter with a concussion, and defensive lineman Chris Jones, who left the game on the first drive of the third quarter with a knee injury.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
30 Jan. 2025
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Yes, the festival felt subdued with less star power than years past.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Feb. 2025
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Nigh was subdued and taken into custody without further incident.—
Greg Norman,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Whoever emerged from that with the ball was treated like a conquering hero.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Watch Bad Bunny try — and fail — to conquer Hot Ones above.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
23 Jan. 2025
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The halftime scoreline was a mountain far too high for the Broncos to surmount, ending in an 84-65 victory for New Mexico (15-5, 7-1 Mountain West) over Boise State (13-6, 5-3).—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Jan. 2025
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But on Tuesday, the Santa Anas were able to surmount the mountains and send a downslope windstorm toward Pacific Palisades and Pasadena.—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
10 Jan. 2025
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However, opponent Kirsty-Lee Davies defeated Haynes to ensure the championship went to a biological female.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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What To Know Democrat Mike Zimmer has defeated Republican Kate Whittington in the special election for Senate District 35, which covers portions of Jackson, Clinton and Scott counties.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Not to be outdone, OpenAI has also rolled out its ChatGPT Gov AI tool this week, intended to be used by government agencies while still following internal safety protocols.—
Alex Perry,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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Not to be outdone, C.F. Martin revealed a wide range of guitars (more on that later), including a pair of new signature models with Billy Strings and an insanely fancy model commemorating their 3 millionth guitar covered in gold, diamonds, pearls and more.—
Josh Chesler,
SPIN,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Outcompete.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcompete. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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