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Recent Examples of outgun 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 The Russians are expected to continue to outgun the Ukrainian military, launching tens of thousands of rounds of artillery each day in addition to salvos of missiles and other munitions, according to Western intelligence assessments. Dan Lamothe and Karen Deyoung, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Dec. 2022 The Russians are expected to continue to outgun the Ukrainian military, launching tens of thousands of rounds of artillery each day in addition to salvos of missiles and other munitions, according to Western intelligence assessments. Dan Lamothe and Karen Deyoung, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for outgun
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  • Sunday’s race is expected to set the record for the most participants in a marathon, surpassing the 55,646 finishers at last year’s New York City Marathon.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Saturday’s 37-point defeat marks the Heat’s most lopsided playoff loss in franchise history, surpassing a 36-point loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the 2013 NBA Finals on June 11, 2013.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • According to Garber, the Trump administration violated Harvard’s First Amendment rights with its demands and exceeds the statutory limits of the government’s authority under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Per a memo from Engel to the district superintendent, increases may not exceed the Consumer Price Index-Food Away from Home rate, which is currently 3.6%.
    Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • Its leaders see an opportunity to better position China as a less capricious partner to the Middle East, the global South, and even Europe.
    Chang Che, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Craig Wood bettered his first-round score by 21 strokes in 1936 (88-67), then went on to win the tournament five years later.
    Justin Ray, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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  • Meta topped revenue expectations in the first three months of the year, while Microsoft beat with both profits and sales during its fiscal third quarter.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • Eventually, the collection topped 3,500 works, per artnet.
    Julie Tremaine, People.com, 1 May 2025
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  • The crux of the government's argument is that Google has unfair control of a huge market share in U.S. search, a valuation eclipsing $1 trillion.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 21 Apr. 2025
  • For a long time, it has been eclipsed by other Spanish regions.
    Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025

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“Outgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgun. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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