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
The upshot is that government spending is out of control, outrunning tax receipts by almost $2 trillion.
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Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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 Nov. 2024.
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