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Recent Examples of outrace
American Cole Hocker pulled the upset of the Olympics on Tuesday night, beating his personal-best time by almost 3 seconds to outrace favorites Jakob Ingebrigsten and Josh Kerr for the title at 1,500 meters.
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CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024
Brindle, a 30-year-old father of three, ran but could not outrace the falling dirt.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
The 787 was a mega-hit that was outracing its top competitor, the Airbus A380.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
With 1:17 left, his Nuggets down 95-92, Gordon outraced Austin Reaves to snare a loose ball at the baseline, turning chaos into poetry.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2024
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CBS News, 6 Aug. 2024
Brindle, a 30-year-old father of three, ran but could not outrace the falling dirt.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
The 787 was a mega-hit that was outracing its top competitor, the Airbus A380.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
With 1:17 left, his Nuggets down 95-92, Gordon outraced Austin Reaves to snare a loose ball at the baseline, turning chaos into poetry.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2024
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Reid and general manager Brett Veach envisioned Worthy outrunning a one-on-one defender for a deep pass with the defense also having to account for tight end Travis Kelce and receivers Rashee Rice and Marquise Brown.—
Nate Taylor,
The Athletic,
21 Nov. 2024
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Sonic The Hedgehog 3 has been outrunning its predecessors with $420M global.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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For the first time, 2025 will see streamers outpace commercial broadcaster in global content spend, according to a new report.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2025
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Average wage growth for all U.S. workers, including those at lower-income levels, is still outpacing annual inflation – which was 2.9% in December – a trend that began in May 2023 as a post-COVID-19 spike in average price increases ebbed more rapidly than pay gains.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Wall Street is looking to see if Palantir Technologies can one-up its last blowout earnings report after the closing bell on Monday.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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Studios and streamers, including A24 and Neon, started circling the film, trying to one-up each other in a feverish effort to land the buzzy project.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
28 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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Wellesley cruised to the team title, outdistancing Wachusett and Notre Dame (Worcester) easily.—
David Pollard,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2024
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The dual-motor setup with the jumbo battery pack also delivers the longest range of any Rivian model, venturing 420 miles on a single charge and outdistancing its SUV counterpart, the 2025 R1S Dual Max, by ten miles.—
Peter Douglas,
The Mercury News,
8 Dec. 2024
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“Outrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrace. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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