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outpace

[out-peys] / ˌaʊtˈpeɪs /








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Amodei warned in his essay that AI was rapidly improving itself, through a process known as recursive self-improvement, which threatened to outpace humans’ ability to control it.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

The president reiterated his belief that the U.S. must outpace China in building AI, saying “whoever wins AI wins.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

As employers brace for a fresh round of rising healthcare costs that outpace inflation, the stakes are getting higher for companies to contain spending on treatments such as popular GLP-1 medications for weight loss.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

“But that’s how things have progressed, and the development of technology will always outpace the development of defenses against the undesirable effects of technology,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

“We’ve got to outpace it,” DeShon says, his voice low, steady.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The number of Angelenos who die in traffic crashes now regularly outpaces those killed by homicide.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

This rate of growth dramatically outpaces normal household expenses, medical care, and even housing over the same multidecade period, it says.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Ashkanazi said on the call that when it comes to AI, "the demand still outpaces that investment".

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Memory is a critical component used to help power AI, and costs have soared as demand far outpaces supply.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

She quickly outpaces me, and seconds later, I’m behind her by at least six feet.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Singh also noted that Oracle’s growth in deferred revenue, or money the company receives in advance of delivering on services, outpaced growth in reported revenue in the cloud applications segment for two consecutive quarters.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

The Pokémon card market outpaced both the S&P 500 and Bitcoin over the past three months, according to reporting from CNBC.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

US goods imports from Canada were just 11.5 percent of its total over the first half of 2026, although this outpaced imports from China.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

One issue is that property prices have outpaced incomes across many decades.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Bristle had started out after Pax, but his long bounds had outpaced hers and he had run hard all through the night, all through the morning.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

Furthermore, because earnings growth in the sector is so strong, it’s outpacing share-price appreciation, meaning that stocks are actually seeing smaller price-to-earnings multiples.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Meanwhile wages and benefits have typically been outpacing inflation this year, lessening the squeeze for many - so far.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

While cosmetics sales rose 6.3% in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier—far outpacing China’s overall retail sales growth of 1.3%—gains are increasingly concentrated among a handful of companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

“It doesn’t necessarily mean residents are better off or worse off in any particular city, but it can show areas where median household income is outpacing inflation, offsetting the impact of rising costs,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

By dawn, the advancing soldiers could see figures all around them in the half-light, armed men running through the surrounding fields, outpacing the British in their rush to get to Lexington.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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