outweigh
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“If we can slow down the growth of AI, we’ll have more time to ensure the benefits outweigh the harm, and leave everyone better off,” he wrote in a LinkedIn post Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
But for workers like Sarwar, the rewards outweigh the risks.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The chief executive of a major copper development project in North America believes high prices are here to stay and the threats to supply continue to outweigh those to demand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Still, that’s different from an existential threat—and it’s even possible that the technology’s benefits could outweigh its risks.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
No, I thought, with Bodega all you could hope for is that the good would outweigh the bad.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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“I guess easy cash outweighs the slight dishonesty I feel,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The risk outweighs the reward of seeing the car go really fast.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Said Gomes: “Once again, we’ve got to see how he continues to feel. At some point, if it’s a, ‘Hey, the upside outweighs the downside,’ then we shut it down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
"There's good and bad everywhere and definitely here the good outweighs the bad. This is a positive community," she tells me.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
She added, more loudly, “I think J. R.’s value to us outweighs his danger, that of his knowing.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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While L.A.’s population has steadily grown for years, much of that growth is from immigration from abroad that has outweighed the number of people leaving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Whatever the iPhone 17 Pro lacked in AI features was outweighed by its better camera, stronger battery, and, silly though it sounds, its cool orange color.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"Speculation was invited by the prosecution," she said, adding that any value the evidence had "was outweighed by its unfair prejudice".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
By 2014, the program as a whole actually had made money for taxpayers, as the losses were outweighed by repaid loans from companies that had found success.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
This was a school system in which the matter of proximity outweighed such petty concerns as what may or may not be appropriate for a busload of eleven-year-olds.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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“Some people are still treating themselves at home,” said Rose Tchwenko, Mercy Corps’ country director for Congo, “because of the fear of treatment centers and stigma outweighing trust in the response.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
The precious metal’s price is being weighed down by a more hawkish Fed outweighing relief from the U.S.-Iran interim peace deal, ANZ Research analysts say in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
On balance, Europe sees the risks of getting directly involved as outweighing the benefits.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
Palo Alto Networks came up well short on its profit guidance for the current quarter, outweighing stronger-than-expected performance in the most recent quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
So much for the good outweighing the bad.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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