outweigh
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Because the Pacific is so vast, changes in its mass can outweigh gains or losses in other ocean basins.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
However, the risks of lying in an interview can far outweigh the possible reward.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The benefits from those additional donations will outweigh the additional risk from more concentrated portfolios, the government concluded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Padilla of Public Works acknowledged the hardship, but said the benefits would outweigh the short-term pain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Just as the consequences of Milkman’s own stupidity would remain, and regret would always outweigh the things he was proud of having done.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
College grad and barista Brooks Langford said it’s typical for user-generated promotional posts to skip disclosures, admitting “easy cash outweighs the slight dishonesty” he feels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The risk outweighs the reward of seeing the car go really fast.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Said Gomes: “Once again, we’ve got to see how he continues to feel. At some point, if it’s a, ‘Hey, the upside outweighs the downside,’ then we shut it down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
In their view, if aluminum consumption outweighs its production, inventory drawdowns will have to support the imbalance — which Citigroup says is the main issue currently facing the market.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
A thing where the right far outweighs the wrong.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
About half of the populations are stable or growing, but their gains are outweighed by losses elsewhere.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
That return shows that the higher interest payments have outweighed the greater volatility and higher rates of bond defaults and credit losses for the high-yield index.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
While L.A.’s population has steadily grown for years, much of that growth is from immigration from abroad that has outweighed the number of people leaving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
For them, the risks outweighed the benefits of an early move.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Yet for the average person, the disadvantages probably outweighed the advantages.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Cigarette volume grew in Turkey, Indonesia and Egypt, outweighing declines in other markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“I think the earnings story of small caps is outweighing some of the fears of higher rates.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Rising inflation risks tied to higher oil prices are clouding the outlook for interest-rate cuts, outweighing gold’s safe-haven appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
On balance, Europe sees the risks of getting directly involved as outweighing the benefits.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
So much for the good outweighing the bad.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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