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That’s industry consensus—few expect quantum computers to outright replace classical machines.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The risk now is of a long, attritional permacrisis that will lurch in and out of outright conflict.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

However, three of the six DSA-backed candidates for citywide office were projected to win outright.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

“Real wage growth is slowing, real wages are falling outright in some countries,” said Claus Vistesen, chief eurozone economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

I don't know if I've mentioned this outright, but our emails are really important to me.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli