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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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Kraven the Hunter can climb sheer walls like a gorilla, snatch fish out of streams like a bear and outrun deer.
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Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 13 Dec. 2024
While the race for control of the House will depend on Democrats holding onto their own seats in Trump-voting districts, another factor will be whether blue-state House Republicans can outrun the former president on the ballot in their districts.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Oct. 2024
Meantime, government spending is out of control, with expenditures outrunning the tax receipts by just under $2 trillion.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 13 Dec. 2024
While the race for control of the House will depend on Democrats holding onto their own seats in Trump-voting districts, another factor will be whether blue-state House Republicans can outrun the former president on the ballot in their districts.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Oct. 2024
Meantime, government spending is out of control, with expenditures outrunning the tax receipts by just under $2 trillion.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Outrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outrun. Accessed 30 Dec. 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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