outpace
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And grocery prices also continued to outpace broader inflation but have decelerated, rising 4.1% for the latest month after a 4.8% increase in January.
Wall Street analysts and economists are concerned that inflation will outpace economic growth, leading to stagflation.
From Barron's
Wall Street analysts and economists are concerned that inflation will outpace economic growth, leading to stagflation.
From Barron's
Refinery instability is a problem, Gunda wrote, because additional closures could “outpace demand decline for petroleum based-fuels,” leading to future price spikes.
From Los Angeles Times
But entrepreneurs and investors, including private-equity firms, have also spotted an opportunity, and their tactics have sometimes outpaced regulators’ efforts to police the business.
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