as in exceeding
to go beyond the limit of
our expenses have been outrunning our revenues for some months now
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Recent Examples of outrunning
Meantime, government spending is out of control, with expenditures outrunning the tax receipts by just under $2 trillion.
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
For one, by inserting Tillman, and shaving off some minutes for Porziņģis, Horford, and even Jayson Tatum, the Celtics should - theoretically - enter the postseason with far more energy, and fresh legs, providing them with an ample chance of simply outrunning their opposition.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The upshot is that government spending is out of control, outrunning tax receipts by almost $2 trillion.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Brett Owens, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
For one, by inserting Tillman, and shaving off some minutes for Porziņģis, Horford, and even Jayson Tatum, the Celtics should - theoretically - enter the postseason with far more energy, and fresh legs, providing them with an ample chance of simply outrunning their opposition.
—Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The upshot is that government spending is out of control, outrunning tax receipts by almost $2 trillion.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Outrunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrunning. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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