outnumber

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The roughly 16,000-square-foot establishment is a beloved gathering spot for bikers, especially on weekends, when motorcycles in the parking lot usually outnumber cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The idea is fairly simple: unleash sterile males so that they far outnumber wild ones — say, 10 to 1 or even 100 to 1.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

New lows continue to outnumber new highs on the NYSE, but that alone is not a sell signal.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

The 600,000-strong Basij "alone outnumber the regular army and the Revolutionary Guards combined", he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Consequently, if humans cut down even one diprotodon every few months, it would be enough to cause diprotodon deaths to outnumber births.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari