as in exceeding
to go beyond the limit of
our expenses have been outrunning our revenues for some months now
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Recent Examples of outrunning
As a result, innovation is outrunning supervision.
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Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
The Times reported that Dela Rosa had been in hiding for months but that he was seen publicly on Monday in the Senate building when surveillance cameras captured footage of him outrunning agents seeking to arrest him.
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Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
And his rider, Flavien Prat, has a knack for outrunning the odds with his mounts in Triple Crown races.
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Steve Kornacki,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
Cutting off a guy’s finger and stitching a tiny bomb into someone’s chest is essentially the same as remembering how to put together a gun or outrunning a horde of bad guys.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
Moffa says the first step in navigating grief is to stop outrunning it.
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Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
George gathers a defensive rebound, and Sarr, who starts this sequence underneath his defensive backboard, sprints upcourt, outrunning his Knicks counterpart, Karl-Anthony Towns.
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Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
The Timberwolves were outrunning the Jazz at home with a 23-9 advantage in fast-break points through three quarters, but couldn't sustain that effort in the fourth.
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CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
As the administration prepares for another year of governing—and another season of fiscal showdowns on Capitol Hill—the question is shifting from whether the debt is growing too fast to how long the world’s largest economy can keep outrunning its own balance sheet.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
The Times reported that Dela Rosa had been in hiding for months but that he was seen publicly on Monday in the Senate building when surveillance cameras captured footage of him outrunning agents seeking to arrest him.
—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 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
Cutting off a guy’s finger and stitching a tiny bomb into someone’s chest is essentially the same as remembering how to put together a gun or outrunning a horde of bad guys.
—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
Moffa says the first step in navigating grief is to stop outrunning it.
—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
George gathers a defensive rebound, and Sarr, who starts this sequence underneath his defensive backboard, sprints upcourt, outrunning his Knicks counterpart, Karl-Anthony Towns.
—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
The Timberwolves were outrunning the Jazz at home with a 23-9 advantage in fast-break points through three quarters, but couldn't sustain that effort in the fourth.
—
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
As the administration prepares for another year of governing—and another season of fiscal showdowns on Capitol Hill—the question is shifting from whether the debt is growing too fast to how long the world’s largest economy can keep outrunning its own balance sheet.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrunning
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Temperatures have reached a heat index exceeding 110 degrees.
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Ultimately, every hire should create value equal to or exceeding the investment the company makes in hiring, developing, and compensating them.
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This approach will enable capabilities far surpassing current models while consuming a mere fraction of the energy.
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In total, the film series has collected more than $3 billion at the global box office since the first film debuted in 1995, with two of its installments surpassing $1 billion each worldwide.
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“Outrunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrunning. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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