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outnumber

[aut-nuhm-ber] / ˌaʊtˈnʌm bər /


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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

In parts of China, where men far outnumber women, this has become a significant financial burden.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Ex-smokers now outnumber the country’s 27 million smokers two to one, according to an American Lung Association analysis of federal health data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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

If I remember right, he greatly outnumbers either of us in years.

From The Bravo by James Fenimore Cooper

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

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

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

Student unions, Left groups and organisations such as the Bhim Army, a Dalit rights group, were present, but they were ultimately "outnumbered by an organic outpouring of students from all over the country".

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

As the battle turned into a deadlock, it became clear that although the French ships outnumbered the English, some two hundred vessels to eighty, the English had a huge advantage.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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

This comes despite deaths outnumbering births in the country since 2015.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

But the war in Iran, skyrocketing gas prices and other economic jitters are making homebuyers nervous, Redfin says, adding that it’s a buyer’s market, with sellers outnumbering buyers by more than 40%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

Domestic chain Meiyijia has quietly blanketed neighborhoods across China, vastly outnumbering foreign rivals.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 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



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