as in exceeded
to go beyond the limit of
our expenses have been outrunning our revenues for some months now
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Recent Examples of outran
Not lies; language that outran its own foundation.
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Kathleen Lucente, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Counting Stars has gone off as the favorite in three of her last four starts and outran her 11-1 odds in a second in the Grade 3 Honeybee.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Buck’s Boy outran a stellar field of European and North American grass horses to take the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Turf in 1998 and was voted North America’s champion male turf horse.
—Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Reuters noted that earlier this month, robots in Beijing outran human runners in a half-marathon race.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Humanoid robots outran the fastest human competitors while surpassing the human world record during a half-marathon event held in Beijing on April 19.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
Lightning also outran the previous champion robot, by almost two hours.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
In the 32nd minute, Jónsdóttir once again outran Anderson down the left sideline to create another breakaway.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
But there was time for one final score when Payne outran the Cincinnati defense for a 9-yard touchdown with 23 seconds remaining to lift TCU to a 31-17 halftime lead.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Nov. 2025
Kathleen Lucente, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Counting Stars has gone off as the favorite in three of her last four starts and outran her 11-1 odds in a second in the Grade 3 Honeybee.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Buck’s Boy outran a stellar field of European and North American grass horses to take the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Turf in 1998 and was voted North America’s champion male turf horse.
—Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Reuters noted that earlier this month, robots in Beijing outran human runners in a half-marathon race.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Humanoid robots outran the fastest human competitors while surpassing the human world record during a half-marathon event held in Beijing on April 19.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
Lightning also outran the previous champion robot, by almost two hours.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
In the 32nd minute, Jónsdóttir once again outran Anderson down the left sideline to create another breakaway.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
But there was time for one final score when Payne outran the Cincinnati defense for a 9-yard touchdown with 23 seconds remaining to lift TCU to a 31-17 halftime lead.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outran
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Maldives National Defence Force The dive far exceeded what was planned for a scientific cruise focused on coral sampling at standard depths, Stella added.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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The little rotorcraft far exceeded mission managers' expectations, completing a total of 72 flights over the course of nearly three years.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
17 May 2026
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The national debt has surpassed the GDP, Social Security and Medicare face looming financial crises, inflation is rising, families are struggling — and yet Congress does nothing.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Austin skipped over San Jose for the 12th most populous spot, as Texas' capital city surpassed 1 million residents for the first time.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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