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That could give the company a significant advantage in the race to build a quantum device that outpaces any machine in existence at certain problems.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
2 June 2026 -
When inflation outpaces that, Cole added, your purchasing power declines.—
Elizabeth Gravier,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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Cut the unit cost of something useful and demand outruns the cost cut.—
Alex Lazarow,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The possibility of uncertain thought, where the speed of the pen outruns the fine control in the effort to write as fast as one thinks, and one gains a productive illegibility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Nathan Crowley outdoes his Oscar-winning production design this time around, as does Paul Tazewell’s Oscar-winning costumes.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
18 Nov. 2025
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And costume designer Anna Robbins—a veteran from both the show and the previous two movies—outdoes herself, if that’s at all possible.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Neither is universally better; Terminix excels at specialized termite removal, while Orkin offers superior technician training and broader general pest coverage.—
Nick Perry,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Navy excels at untangling human emotions and picking through them without being didactic or moralistic.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
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The central region of Messier 77 is dominated by an extremely compact and energetic source that outshines the rest of the galaxy combined, even challenging the sensitivity of the James Webb Space Telescope itself.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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The corona is extremely faint compared to the luminous disk of the sun, which outshines it a million times, unless hidden behind special instruments called occulters.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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The oud that launched a thousand imitators, and still outclasses them all.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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Mercedes' affordable coupe outclasses many of its rivals in terms of style, standard tech, and ride quality.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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Hounsou’s depth surpasses the two-dimensional conception of his role, and DiCaprio taps into unexpected ferocity in a performance of sure instincts.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Dec. 2025
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If no candidate surpasses 50 percent, the top two finishers will advance to a runoff in May.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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The root issue transcends technology.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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But for many, like Stephenson, her legacy transcends the four corners of the Capitol building.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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“One-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/one-ups. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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