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When experimentation outpaces governance, organizations accumulate invisible risk.—
Kim Bozzella,
Forbes.com,
26 May 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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Speaking of which, Ludwig Goransson really outdoes himself with the score.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The sisters’ mission involves a dangerous and violent road trip; the fierce Racine outdoes the sensitive Anaia in her bloodlust, and the drama, reminiscent of classical tragedy, resounds with mythopoetic overtones.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Harris not only excels on the oval, but also on the gridiron.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Why The Trifle Is The Best Party Dessert Enter the chocolate trifle, a beloved Southern staple, courtesy of a good friend who excels at hospitality but values shortcuts.—
Kathryn Streeter,
Southern Living,
29 May 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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Illinois outclasses Houston The night’s final game was a doozy.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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However, that their teamwork so quickly outclasses the bad guys makes for a far less interesting story.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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The former controller of fiction at the BBC adds that the breadth of the TOBS fan base surpasses Downton.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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Top graded Pomona College ( A+) has UNAEP to expenses of over 600% and Grinnell College in Iowa’s ratio surpasses 1,000%.—
Matt Schifrin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Durkin pointed out that Rosas’ impact transcends numbers or statistics.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Manicures and cucumber-eye-mask massages are still there, but they’ve been joined by sleep concierges, medical-grade aesthetic treatments, and a genuine reverence for setting that transcends the norm.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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