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the prisoners outfoxed the guards by tunneling beneath the prison walls
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But Reece outfoxed her colleagues, demanding a county sitting on a $61 million budget surplus at the time to follow through on giving the full property tax rollback.
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Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2023
Even out of office, Karzai seems able to outfox the White House: witness his reported role in paving the way for the humiliating denouement of the U.S. war effort by negotiating with regional strongmen and Pakistani officials (or their proxies) to smooth the Taliban takeover.
—Sarah Chayes, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2021
The crucial question is whether AI detection will be able to outfox the AI that creates fake reviews.
—Annie Probert, NBC News, 22 July 2023
More than any other rivals in the brutal streaming wars, the two giants maneuver constantly to outfox one another.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 15 July 2023
China has repeatedly outfoxed and outmaneuvered India.
—Brahma Chellaney, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2021
Before the board was set to convene, the Disney CEO outfoxed DeSantis.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 May 2023
This one’s on Joe Mazzulla because he got outfoxed by Doc Rivers, who tried everything to slow down the Celtics, including a zone defense that hindered several possessions.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
Putting Ronald Araujo at right back to keep Rashford at bay, Xavi was outfoxed by Ten Hag who placed a figure that is arguably Europe's best in-form striker more centrally.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
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Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2023
Even out of office, Karzai seems able to outfox the White House: witness his reported role in paving the way for the humiliating denouement of the U.S. war effort by negotiating with regional strongmen and Pakistani officials (or their proxies) to smooth the Taliban takeover.
—Sarah Chayes, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2021
The crucial question is whether AI detection will be able to outfox the AI that creates fake reviews.
—Annie Probert, NBC News, 22 July 2023
More than any other rivals in the brutal streaming wars, the two giants maneuver constantly to outfox one another.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 15 July 2023
China has repeatedly outfoxed and outmaneuvered India.
—Brahma Chellaney, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2021
Before the board was set to convene, the Disney CEO outfoxed DeSantis.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 May 2023
This one’s on Joe Mazzulla because he got outfoxed by Doc Rivers, who tried everything to slow down the Celtics, including a zone defense that hindered several possessions.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
Putting Ronald Araujo at right back to keep Rashford at bay, Xavi was outfoxed by Ten Hag who placed a figure that is arguably Europe's best in-form striker more centrally.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
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1872, in the meaning defined above
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“Outfox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outfox. Accessed 3 Dec. 2023.
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out·fox
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈfäks 
: outwit
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