outnumber
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This indicator will remain negative until new highs outnumber new lows for two consecutive days on the NYSE.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Considering that young conservative men outnumber young conservative women, one would think it shouldn’t be so hard to find a Mr. Right who is also Mr. Right Wing.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
In parts of China, where men far outnumber women, this has become a significant financial burden.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Immigrant advocates hope to have a more vocal champion in Becerra, the favorite to become governor in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 2 to 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
That would outnumber the lives saved by two of the most widely promoted inventions in recent memory: safer cribs and child car seats.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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
D'Estrees outnumbers him; D'Estrees, too, is something of a soldier,—a very considerable advantage in affairs of war.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 by Thomas Carlyle
The characters’ few real conversations are vastly outnumbered by quiet, powerful shots of them going about their lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
That is a far cry from the pre-financial-crisis landscape: In 2007, assets in active equity funds outnumbered those in passive strategies by more than three to one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
There was one day this week when new highs only outnumbered new lows by one issues, but things have improved since then.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Recalling what it was like to meet the group for the first time, Gordon said he was "completely outnumbered" by the nans from Cardiff.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Zohra is outnumbered but doesn’t seem too disappointed.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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
Domestic chain Meiyijia has quietly blanketed neighborhoods across China, vastly outnumbering foreign rivals.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
Informers were everywhere in Hitler’s Germany, outnumbering active resisters by far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
The thing had been plastered on every blank space on every wall, even outnumbering the portraits of Big Brother.
From "1984" by George Orwell
