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The rabbit had no chance of outrunning the dogs.
His motorcycle could outrun any car on the road.
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Image Image Stella cultivated an image of a man who was always ahead of the pack, an alpha male who could outrun you.
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Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 5 May 2024
But while CalPERS takes baby steps in the right direction, this incrementalism can’t outrun the fires and floods.
—Ruth Holton-Hodson, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
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Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 5 May 2024
But while CalPERS takes baby steps in the right direction, this incrementalism can’t outrun the fires and floods.
—Ruth Holton-Hodson, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
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outrun
verb
out·run
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈrən 
outran
-ˈran
; outrun; outrunning
; outrun; outrunning
1
: to run or go faster than
2
: exceed sense 1
our needs outran our funds
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