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outpace

[out-peys] / ˌaʊtˈpeɪs /








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Microsoft posted a record $450 billion one-day surge in market value after its earnings quelled concerns that investments on data centers, chips and more would outpace the company’s ability to generate cash.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

The company’s stock surged 16% after its earnings quelled concerns that investments on data centers, chips and more would outpace the company’s ability to generate cash.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The AI cloud market boasts attractive returns on investment, Beck added, as demand for compute capacity continues to outpace supply.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

“New rules are needed for this new tech frontier—not to stifle innovation, but to make sure our innovations do not outpace our protections,” Texas Republican Rep. Nathaniel Moran wrote on social media.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

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

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The recovery after two straight quarters of weakness also strongly outpaces the 2.5% growth forecast by the Bank of Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

“This is a natural direction for Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs,” said Sid Shuman, Sony’s senior director of content communications.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

"This is a natural direction for Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs," it added.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

His $167 million pay package in 2025 not only dwarfs that of his CFO peers but also outpaces the compensation of many CEOs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

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

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

The net trade boost in June would have contributed to the eurozone’s 0.4% gross-domestic-product growth in the second quarter, a rate that outpaced U.S. economic expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Still, on Thursday, the company reported same-store sales increased 7% in the second quarter, marking the ninth consecutive quarter of same-store sales growth that outpaced industry averages.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The social-media platform’s earnings outpaced Street estimates, but that wasn’t enough for investors.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

That outpaced the average 76% of all adults saying they saw at least one movie in theaters.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

With a power of perception that far outpaced his era, Burnham recognized that the tiniest details would shape the way people judged the exposition.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Eight of those were lawyers licensed to practice law in California, outpacing the six cases reported in all of 2025.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

That willingness resulted in excess demand that ultimately stimulated acute demand-pull inflation—that is, price increases caused by demand outpacing available goods and services.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

UC is outpacing that, and says it is on track to reach its goal of enrolling 217,000 California resident undergraduates by 2030.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Critical investments were needed to prevent adversaries from outpacing the US, he continued.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Heading west, we surge onward, outpacing the pack.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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