A general outranks a colonel.
The only topic to outrank the economy this week was the war.
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Now, countries like Malta, Malaysia, Uruguay, and Turkey outrank them as more attractive places to grow old, offering a stronger mix of value for money, stability, and quality of life—a shift that underscores just how dramatically retirement economics have changed.—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026 But at 50,029 deliveries last month, Leapmotor outranked most of its domestic rivals.—Matthew Chin,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026 Oklahoma had outranked Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee every year until 2013.—Jennifer Palmer, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026 Known for affordable prices and impressive performance specs, Genesis has outranked competitors with longer production histories in multiple vehicle segments.—Charles Singh, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for outrank