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The rabbit had no chance of outrunning the dogs.
His motorcycle could outrun any car on the road.
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In the world of real estate, a building often goes to the highest bidder in a world of survival of the fittest, but things change when a coveted house might hold some dark secrets that its sellers want to outrun.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
The ad seized on a series of horrifying, real life stories of pregnant women left to bleed out in parking lots, drive to multiple states to outrun sepsis, and die in a hospital surrounded by medical professionals.
—Christen Hammock Jones / Made By History, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
The advice includes tips such as: always stay at least 300 feet from an elephant, never confront them and don't expect to outrun them: elephants can hit 28 mph.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Consumer sentiment could benefit from allowing wages more time to outrun inflation, making everyday purchases feel like less of a blow to household budgets.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
The ad seized on a series of horrifying, real life stories of pregnant women left to bleed out in parking lots, drive to multiple states to outrun sepsis, and die in a hospital surrounded by medical professionals.
—Christen Hammock Jones / Made By History, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
The advice includes tips such as: always stay at least 300 feet from an elephant, never confront them and don't expect to outrun them: elephants can hit 28 mph.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Consumer sentiment could benefit from allowing wages more time to outrun inflation, making everyday purchases feel like less of a blow to household budgets.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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outrun
verb
out·run
(ˈ)au̇t-ˈrən 
outran
-ˈran
; outrun; outrunning
; outrun; outrunning
1
: to run or go faster than
2
: exceed sense 1
our needs outran our funds
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