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outnumber

[aut-nuhm-ber] / ˌaʊtˈnʌm bər /


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That brief period of dominance could have altered how the early universe evolved, influencing the conditions that ultimately allowed matter to outnumber antimatter.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

In some regions, cash buyers outnumber those who buy with a mortgage.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

These movements to drop deep therefore help Arsenal outnumber opponents, play around them and get up the pitch.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

This indicator will remain negative until new highs outnumber new lows for two consecutive days on the NYSE.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Instead, highly productive agriculture enabled a modest number of immigrant rice farmers to reproduce much faster than Jomon hunter-gatherers and eventually to outnumber them.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The Titanic Syndrome indicator triggers when the Nasdaq Composite is at, or near, record territory, while the number of constituent stocks within it that are hitting fresh 52-week lows outnumbers those making new 52-week highs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025

With roughly 70 of them, the U.S.’s nuclear-submarine fleet outnumbers China by more than five to one, according to U.S. military and third-party estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

Meta says the number of photos sent in direct messages now outnumbers those shared for all to see.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024

The decision comes just days after housing activists announced over the weekend that the number of tourist beds in Venice now outnumbers the number of residents, citing official city data.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2023

Is it nothing that in a struggle history will make famous a man's name is a household word; that in a war where deeds of daring are so rife, his outnumbers those of any other?

From Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Charles James Lever

Especially in housing markets such as Houston, Miami, Fla., and Nashville, Tenn., sellers vastly outnumbered buyers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Virgil van Dijk: Often pushed out of position to help Liverpool deal with getting outnumbered in midfield.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

What else could she do, when her supporters are outnumbered by people who can’t make up their minds?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Local women, fearful at the prospect of suddenly being far outnumbered by men they don’t know, are taking self-defense classes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

“Riker had at least a dozen men tonight, and who knows how many more? We’re outnumbered for sure.”

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

One market dynamic that worries him right now is what he views as the outnumbering of traditional value hunters by technicals- or momentum-based investors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Men account for 53 percent of players and women 46 percent, with women actually outnumbering men among Baby Boomers, the ESA said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

She added that the phenomenon of robots fighting robots was likely to become more common, with unmanned systems even outnumbering human soldiers.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

Chinese carmakers lined the halls at the Munich auto show in September, outnumbering local automakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

The fact to keep in mind is that in the 1950s “blacks” made up about 80 percent of the Jamaican population, outnumbering coloreds five to one.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell


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