crowd out

Example Sentences

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“It’s that present-day concerns often crowd out future planning.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The stock has been largely flat since tensions escalated as some investors worry that higher nitrogen costs could crowd out spending on other inputs.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

“When you score a lot of runs, you’re going to take the crowd out of it,” Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Today, China has a broad array of reliable energy suppliers including Russia and Saudi Arabia, even as it could hit peak oil demand within this decade as electric vehicles crowd out gasoline-powered cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

“Oh. He heard the crowd out there, the Christmas guests, and it triggers him to answer with his version of a crowd scene.”

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen