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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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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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Canada’s big winner for this year excels across many of the report’s top criteria.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 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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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 claim that more than 80% of the more than 11,000 claims of abuse could be fraudulent has drawn skepticism among some victims and attorneys, who say the number far surpasses what anyone had expected.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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If the population surpasses ten million for two consecutive years, the second measure would kick in, requiring the termination of the Free Movement of Persons agreement, which allows citizens of the European Union to work, study, and live in Switzerland (and vice versa).—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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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 15 Jun. 2026.
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