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as in outmaneuvered
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as in speculated (about)
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Footage released by the Philippine government shows a Chinese coast guard cutter colliding with a People's Liberation Army Navy destroyer after being outmaneuvered by a Philippine fisheries bureau vessel.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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That one of the biggest and most economically central industries got outmaneuvered by a sector that was, until recently, on the fringes speaks to the new pecking order.—
Rachel Witkowski,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Republicans balked, accusing Democrats of holding the government hostage by standing in the way of continued federal funding unless their health-care demands are met.—
Kevin Breuninger,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Yurachek balked at the idea that candidates to be the next full-time football coach would be underequipped like Pittman.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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In sum, the judges reasoned the antitrust analysis hinges on the production of much more evidence and empirical data than has been presented by either side.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Later, coach Andy Reid reasoned that the gesture was a sign of love and support for Rice rather than protest of the league’s punishment.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
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Though Penn State had a key injury with linebacker Tony Rojas sidelined, Knowles was also outwitted by Neuheisel, who only took over the role for the Bruins earlier this week.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The city analyzed truck traffic generators in southwest Detroit, identified travel patterns and paid particular attention to the Livernois Junction Intermodal terminal, which accounts for more than 1,200 truck trips per day.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The items are being analyzed by DNA technology that was not available in 2021.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Incensed at being outsmarted, the CEO of Weyland-Yutani (Sandra Yi Sencindive) allows one of her employees, a cyborg with very few scruples named Morrow (Babou Ceesay), to use any means necessary to reacquire the biological specimens.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This solution also outsmarted existing industry tools like Gurobi on large-scale delivery simulations.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Aug. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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On average, staff members found contraband in just 10% of the 1,009 strip searches for reasonable suspicion that the ombudsman’s office reviewed.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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In finishing with 83 wins in each of the previous two years, the Cubs were thwarted by a bullpen that either wore down near the end of the season or failed in too many clutch moments.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Several church members thwarted what would have likely been a mass shooting, including one who, driving a pickup truck, saw the suspect in the parking lot and hit him.—
Detroit Free Press,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Second-guessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second-guessed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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