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overbalances

verb

present tense third-person singular of overbalance

as in outweighs

to be greater in importance than my determination to finish the job overbalanced my exhaustion

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outweighs

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This generally happens when an insurer thinks the risk outweighs their profit potential, Kochenburger said.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
That being said, the good in this decision substantially outweighs the bad.

— Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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