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That narrowly outpaces Campbell, 30, and her rate of 16.4 goals prevented, with 28-year-old Tullis-Joyce next at 12.9 in the NWSL and Women’s Super League combined.
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Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Since 2019, restaurant prices have increased 34%, outpacing the overall growth of inflation during that same period, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Average hourly wages climbed 3.8% over the year ending in March, indicating that pay increases outpaced the inflation rate over that period.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
The 60-year-old judge, for example, outpaced Schimel by 6 percentage points in Kenosha County, which is part of the Chicago metro area, whereas Harris lost by the same amount four months earlier.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Since 2019, restaurant prices have increased 34%, outpacing the overall growth of inflation during that same period, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Average hourly wages climbed 3.8% over the year ending in March, indicating that pay increases outpaced the inflation rate over that period.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
The 60-year-old judge, for example, outpaced Schimel by 6 percentage points in Kenosha County, which is part of the Chicago metro area, whereas Harris lost by the same amount four months earlier.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Outpace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outpace. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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outpace
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out·pace
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈpās 
: outrun
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