as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
our expenses have been outrunning our revenues for some months now
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Recent Examples of outrun
But with patience wearing thin, and another disappointing regular season in the books, Riley won’t be able to outrun them much longer.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
Those things that mature fairly dry can be hung just as they are, strung, glued, or otherwise attached to just about anything that can’t outrun you and a glue gun.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024
Brown, 71, managed to outrun the top of the ticket by distancing himself from Biden-Harris administration and focusing on his own strong brand.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Death, her ex-lover, grants her some time but warns that neither mortal can outrun their ultimate fate.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
Those things that mature fairly dry can be hung just as they are, strung, glued, or otherwise attached to just about anything that can’t outrun you and a glue gun.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024
Brown, 71, managed to outrun the top of the ticket by distancing himself from Biden-Harris administration and focusing on his own strong brand.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Death, her ex-lover, grants her some time but warns that neither mortal can outrun their ultimate fate.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Outrun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrun. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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