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Copper, like rare earth minerals — which also play a critical role in the production of various goods from semiconductors to military hardware — is coming under pressure as supply is being outpaced by surging demand.
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Chloe Taylor,charlotte Reed, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
But to discover yourself outpaced by a reality that bears an uncanny resemblance to your own fiction seems to be a particularly painful indignity to bear, a kind of spiritual ransacking.
—Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
Even in sectors in which Chinese companies have long outpaced American competitors, such as electric vehicles and batteries, the United States remains an indispensable source of talent, research networks, and demand.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Mask says wages are on track to outpace inflation this year.
—Dan Snyder, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
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Chloe Taylor,charlotte Reed, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
But to discover yourself outpaced by a reality that bears an uncanny resemblance to your own fiction seems to be a particularly painful indignity to bear, a kind of spiritual ransacking.
—Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
Even in sectors in which Chinese companies have long outpaced American competitors, such as electric vehicles and batteries, the United States remains an indispensable source of talent, research networks, and demand.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Mask says wages are on track to outpace inflation this year.
—Dan Snyder, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Outpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpace. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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outpace
verb
out·pace
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈpās 
: outrun
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