outshine
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If a wedding invitation omits the dress code, one golden rule remains: Don’t outshine the bride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
These quasars can shine so intensely that they outshine their entire host galaxy.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 30, 2026
It felt as if the smaller Anthropic was on the ascent, threatening to outshine OpenAI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
Adil Rashid and Liam Dawson both performed well, each taking 1-25, but England will be especially delighted that all-rounder Jacks and occasional spinner Bethell stepped up to outshine the front-line twirlers.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
For as far as I can see, the ocean lights up, like it’s trying to outshine the starry night above.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
In his own vernacular, he "mogs" everyone he meets - he is so at the top of his game that he outshines everyone in his presence.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
The Paris he gives us might as well be cradled in a snow globe, it’s so schematically perfect; similarly, Ms. Kelly’s smile, which outshines the City of Light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Unlike the Milky Way, J0107a is enormous, and actually outshines all other early-Universe monster galaxies: it produces stars at a rate 300 times that of our Milky Way!
From Space Scoop ● Jun. 5, 2025
In a special episode of Money Talks, Emily Peck chats with writer/director Chloe Domont, whose feminist thriller Fair Play explores what happens when an ambitious woman outshines her well-meaning but insecure partner.
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2024
“Ah, this jewel outshines them all. Come, would you like to see it?”
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Over the course of 2025, demand for second-home mortgages rose 4.1% from the previous year, a jump that outshined a 1% increase in primary-home mortgages.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
The daily chart illustrates how GSK has outshined peers over the past year.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
By contrast, utilities outshined in the weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, at one point trouncing the market by nearly 12 percentage points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Not to be outshined, Clancy's wavy potato chips are also getting the dill pickle treatment, but with the addition of creamy ranch to balance the cukes' signature tang.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2023
Perhaps he should do his best in their final trial, and if his best outshined Citra’s, he would accept the scythe ring.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Bouaddi controls matches in a manner which defies his tender age, impressing in Morocco's opening draw with Brazil where he outshone Casemiro and Bruno Guimaraes.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
In a rare show of strength, it outshone the semiconductors, with the VanEck Semiconductor ETF dropping almost 2%.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
But one skill of his outshone all the others: He could fire from anywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
But gold has outshone them all; it is outperforming every major stock index from Shanghai to New York.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2025
As I glance around, I notice a lot of the other tributes are shooting us dirty looks, which confirms what I've suspected, we've literally outshone them all.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
"But what is special about MoM-BH*-1 is, the black hole star is essentially completely outshining its surrounding host galaxy, such that we're seeing pure black hole star light."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
ARLINGTON, Texas — In a World Cup boasting a galaxy of stars, a lunch-bucket team of blue-collar everymen may wind up outshining them all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Americans are rediscovering hybrid vehicles, which have turned into a bright spot for the U.S. car market — far outshining electric-only vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 2026
Consumer staples stocks have been enjoying their time in the sun this month, outshining tech for once as AI fears renewed investors’ search for safety.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
“Nice to have some good news for once,” Dad said, his smile not quite outshining his overcast eyes.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
