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outfought

verb

past tense of outfight

as in outdistanced

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Perennial champ Joey Chestnut far outdistanced the field with 66 dogs officially consumed.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026
The Lancers outdistanced runner-up Classical Academy (367) and Los Alamitos (372), both of which also qualified for state.

— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 29 May 2026

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In South Korea last year, the number of divorces among couples who had been married at least 30 years surpassed divorces among younger couples who were married less than five years – for the first time ever.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
The cinematic masterpiece surpassed both critics’ and box office expectations in its opening weekend.

— Dr. Samantha Madhosingh, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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In their view, high prices are not market failures but moral ones, the result of greed and corruption, which can be vanquished with the right intention.

— Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
In late 1759, the British had vanquished the French at the battle of the Plains of Abraham near Quebec City, thus ensuring that the British gained this province and a string of French forts in the interior.

— Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

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During the spring of 2024, De La Cruz was offered an extension that would’ve eclipsed Votto’s 10-year, $225-million deal as the largest in Reds history.

— C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Shares have managed to hold in their longer, neutral range and now have eclipsed their 50-month moving average.

— Jay Woods, CNBC, 23 July 2026

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Opera Carolina saw a steep 67% decline in total revenue over a four-year period, and its liabilities exceeded its assets by nearly $4 million, according to its latest tax return.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
This led to a state audit in 2018 that concluded the system took much longer to address complaints against faculty than staff, imposed inconsistent disciplinary action on repeat offenders, and often exceeded investigation timeframes.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

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