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Recent Examples of outgun Ukraine has never managed to outgun Russian firepower, even after Moscow turned to North Korea to keep its ammunition flowing. Joseph Ataman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024 Ukraine, however, cannot win by simply trying to outgun Russia symmetrically. Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2024 But in their zeal to outgun each other with AI, companies have overpromised and underdelivered in ways that risk disappointing you and poisoning the public’s faith in AI for years to come. Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023 The Hurricanes can outrun and outgun anyone in their path, and it’s been fun to watch. Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for outgun
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  • The aquarium met and surpassed its goal to raise the funds for its sea otter conservation program in less than eight hours, averaging about $100,000 in sales every 15 minutes, MacDonald said.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • And in recent weeks the S & P 500 surpassed 6,666 for the first time, registering a ten-bagger since the financial-crisis bottom of 666 set in March 2009.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • Reducing that 17% to less than 8% — four of 52 — is a level of mass disenfranchisement that far exceeds what’s likely in Texas.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Wall also said the company will not allow brokers to exceed the platform’s ticket resale limits, another accusation in the lawsuit.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When to harvest before a hard freeze hits Ideally, these crops will only be allowed to be exposed to one or two light frosts to better their flavors without pushing the plants too far.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
  • As its capabilities increase, AI may eventually learn how to better itself, leading to more rapid increases.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • At Target, for instance, the category’s sales have soared nearly 70% year-to-date and are expected to top $1 billion in annual revenue.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Braun is the only writer to ever top The Black List two years in a row.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • After years of unprecedented growth, Saint Laurent saw a 10 percent drop in sales in the first half of 2025, which might have been bigger news had it not been eclipsed by a 25 percent drop at Gucci, Kering’s biggest brand.
    Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
  • During the first quarter, Taylor eclipsed 2,000 career yards and was the third fastest to do it in program history.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Outgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgun. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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