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Transportation, defense, data centers keep Georgia ahead In Georgia, economic growth has slowed but the state still outpaces national trends and remains in the positive, according to Chatterjee.
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Costco has a reputation for paying higher average wages than its competitors in the retail industry, which helps the company maintain a single-digit employee turnover rate that far outpaces others in the industry, The Economist noted in February 2024.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
During that six-month period, searches outpaced previous records.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
With just over 640,000 residents, Vermont is the second-least populated state in the country, only outpaced by Wyoming.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Costco has a reputation for paying higher average wages than its competitors in the retail industry, which helps the company maintain a single-digit employee turnover rate that far outpaces others in the industry, The Economist noted in February 2024.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
During that six-month period, searches outpaced previous records.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
With just over 640,000 residents, Vermont is the second-least populated state in the country, only outpaced by Wyoming.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Outpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpace. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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outpace
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out·pace
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈpās 
: outrun
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