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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

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

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Also notable: The number of S&P 500 stocks hitting new 52-week highs was on track to outnumber those hitting new 52-week lows for the first time in about a month.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 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

They outnumber us two to one, but we’ve still got six original members of the Star Squad, who aren’t trying to run and shoot at the same time.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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

The rural population far outnumbers the urban population, and it is in these districts, therefore, that the consolidated school can have its greatest influence.

From The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) by Scott Nearing

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

In five of the nightly attacks in August, these drones outnumbered the older, slower models.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 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

For instance, 2026 is the first year that workers’ negative discussions about AI outnumbered the positive ones on the job-search site Glassdoor.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 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

Just as they did in Qatar—and more recently in Atlanta and Dallas and Kansas City—supporters in sky blue and white swarmed the stadium, outnumbering Spain fans by at least three-to-one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 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

There were 3,000 to 4,000 federal forces in Minneapolis, Frey said, vastly outnumbering the city's 600 local police officers.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 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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