as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
our expenses have been outrunning our revenues for some months now
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Recent Examples of outrun
The videogame shows the perspective of the landslide and tsunami wave from the point of view of someone riding a jet ski — trying to outrun a towering wall of water before quickly being overwhelmed by it.
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Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Their central objection is that no amount of messaging can outrun entrenched rejection by its target audiences of Israel’s armed response to conflicts with its neighbors.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
And his rider, Flavien Prat, has a knack for outrunning the odds with his mounts in Triple Crown races.
—Steve Kornacki, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Counting Stars has gone off as the favorite in three of her last four starts and outran her 11-1 odds in a second in the Grade 3 Honeybee.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
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Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Their central objection is that no amount of messaging can outrun entrenched rejection by its target audiences of Israel’s armed response to conflicts with its neighbors.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
And his rider, Flavien Prat, has a knack for outrunning the odds with his mounts in Triple Crown races.
—Steve Kornacki, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Counting Stars has gone off as the favorite in three of her last four starts and outran her 11-1 odds in a second in the Grade 3 Honeybee.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
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Havana experienced a blackout that day that exceeded 20 hours, O Levy said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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Given his experience across different racing disciplines, does anything exceed the Indy 500?—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Centering on five boyhood friends reuniting after the death of their beloved basketball coach, director Dennis Dugan‘s film surpassed $270 million at the global box office.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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The national debt has surpassed the GDP, Social Security and Medicare face looming financial crises, inflation is rising, families are struggling — and yet Congress does nothing.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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