as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
our expenses have been outrunning our revenues for some months now
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Even accounting for this, though, Democrats had stronger incumbents than Republicans did: 10 Democratic senators outran Harris by more than 3 points, while only two Republican senators (John Barrasso and Pete Ricketts) outran Trump by more than that amount.
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Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
This latest teaser is more general in scope, revealing few plot points but giving us glimpses of our new characters: Abby weeping over a grave, Ellie and Dina slow-dancing (and then outrunning a horde of infected), and a brief glimpse of Isaac by a campfire.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
During his time in Tampa Bay, Mayfield has outrun skeptics and haters.
—John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
In the meantime, millions of people are struggling with medical debt as the costs of care continue to outrun inflation.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
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Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
This latest teaser is more general in scope, revealing few plot points but giving us glimpses of our new characters: Abby weeping over a grave, Ellie and Dina slow-dancing (and then outrunning a horde of infected), and a brief glimpse of Isaac by a campfire.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
During his time in Tampa Bay, Mayfield has outrun skeptics and haters.
—John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
In the meantime, millions of people are struggling with medical debt as the costs of care continue to outrun inflation.
—Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
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