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Recent Examples of outguessThe Fed and the Markets both appear to be trying to outguess each other.—George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
To win, the contestants must outwit their opponents and identify the suspect, location and murder weapon of the crime.
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Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
Though Penn State had a key injury with linebacker Tony Rojas sidelined, Knowles was also outwitted by Neuheisel, who only took over the role for the Bruins earlier this week.
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Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Through the streets of World War I Paris, the bohemian artist attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics in an increasingly desperate search of a home for his art.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
Alongside her estranged husband Ryan, the devout Moses (Hill), and new allies Samson (Feliz) and Delilah (Obsidian), Virginia must outmaneuver billionaire cult leader Luther Bell, played with magnetic menace by Esposito.
Altman, always the AI optimist, has previously touted AI’s potential to someday outthink humans, but the technology’s past three years of progress since OpenAI kicked off the AI arms race with ChatGPT’s release have shown him this moment could come sooner rather than later.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
26 Sep. 2025
Geoff Hinton, one of the most influential voices in artificial intelligence, warned that humanity is running out of time to prepare for machines that outthink us.
Los Angeles had already outfoxed the 49ers in 2021 by trading for Matthew Stafford, who was also on Shanahan’s radar.
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Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
2 Oct. 2025
He was outfoxed, outplayed and frustrated by the calm version of Daniil Medvedev in 2023, and lost in straight sets to Botic van De Zandschulp in the second round last year.
The system and its capabilities also force adversaries to second-guess radar data, which is potentially crippling to situational awareness in a conflict.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
But these specific second-guess specials will be on the field coaching and playing the Dolphins on Sunday, and their performance will likely be a constant reminder that South Florida’s NFL franchise likely won’t exit the mediocrity merry-go-round until better decision-makers are put in place.
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Omar Kelly
October 10,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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