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Instead, deployment simply outpaced fundraising.
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Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Today, beef inflation rapidly outpaces regular food inflation due, in part, to severe drought conditions starting in 2022 that raised feed prices and discouraged farmers from breeding cattle.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
It was designed to recognize groundbreaking work that did not fit neatly into existing categories, arriving at a moment when rapid technological and creative innovation was outpacing the Oscars’ rulebook.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
In the last 40 years, tuition has more than tripled, far outpacing inflation and completely decoupled from student outcomes.
—Michael Carbonara, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
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Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Today, beef inflation rapidly outpaces regular food inflation due, in part, to severe drought conditions starting in 2022 that raised feed prices and discouraged farmers from breeding cattle.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
It was designed to recognize groundbreaking work that did not fit neatly into existing categories, arriving at a moment when rapid technological and creative innovation was outpacing the Oscars’ rulebook.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
In the last 40 years, tuition has more than tripled, far outpacing inflation and completely decoupled from student outcomes.
—Michael Carbonara, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Outpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpace. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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outpace
verb
out·pace
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈpās 
: outrun
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