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outnumber

[aut-nuhm-ber] / ˌaʊtˈnʌm bər /


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I would venture to guess that they far outnumber those who have managed to accumulate $100,000 in retirement savings.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

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

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

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

If you’re counting, you’ll notice the earlys outnumber the lates.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

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

Thus, the man who is chosen, even by the strongest party, represents perhaps the real wishes only of the narrow margin by which that party outnumbers the other.

From Considerations on Representative Government by John Stuart Mill

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

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

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

At one protest, the cyclists were poking fun at Moctezuma’s group for being outnumbered, so she began counting how many passing drivers honked their horn in support, versus how many passing cyclists rang their bell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

And now that Russia had been knocked out of the war, the Germans were sending huge numbers of troops to challenge the outnumbered Allies on the Western Front.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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

As a result, China has gone on to suffer from a severe gender imbalance, with men now outnumbering women by over 30 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 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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