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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

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Utah Valley is located in a conservative area – where registered Republicans outnumber Democrats more than seven to one.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

A new report from the nonprofit news organization the Trace shows ICE shootings are on pace to outnumber last year’s.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 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

To us time is every thing, for Frederick's army outnumbers ours.

From Joseph II. and His Court by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

But genuinely funny moments are rare, badly outnumbered by done-to-death musings regarding the mysteries of being alive and torturous melodramatic moments in which Klara dully absorbs the severity of Josie’s illness and Chrissy’s sorrow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 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

This week, the population of 8,500 included 3,369 long-term prisoners, the first time they've outnumbered short-term prisoners.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Several men and women with factionless armbands guard the table, but they are falling fast, outnumbered by the Allegiant.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

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

If they are not picked up, United often find themselves outnumbering the opposition around the ball, which makes it easier for them to escape pressure.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Those two firms have a combined 128,000 employees, far outnumbering Jane Street’s staff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 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

The thing had been plastered on every blank space on every wall, even outnumbering the portraits of Big Brother.

From "1984" by George Orwell


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