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Even during limited early observations, the telescope has detected thousands of moving objects in just days, far outpacing traditional asteroid surveys, according to a statement from the NSF NOIRLab.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Wage gains for non-supervisory employees — a category that includes roughly four out of every five non-farm workers — have been outpacing price increases since March 2023, when post-pandemic inflation finally began to cool.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Pokémon’s cards have outpaced sports cards and beat the S&P stock market by 3,000% in the past 20 years, the CEO of trading card marketplace Goldin told CNN in December.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Two of the biggest economic stressors for students nearing graduation — soaring rent and student loan debt — have outpaced personal income gains for decades.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Wage gains for non-supervisory employees — a category that includes roughly four out of every five non-farm workers — have been outpacing price increases since March 2023, when post-pandemic inflation finally began to cool.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Pokémon’s cards have outpaced sports cards and beat the S&P stock market by 3,000% in the past 20 years, the CEO of trading card marketplace Goldin told CNN in December.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Two of the biggest economic stressors for students nearing graduation — soaring rent and student loan debt — have outpaced personal income gains for decades.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Outpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpace. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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outpace
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out·pace
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈpās 
: outrun
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