outsize

Example Sentences

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Manufacturers might not play an outsize role in the economy anymore, but they still employ some 13 million people.

From MarketWatch

While Fed chairs have historically wielded outsize influence at the central bank, they lack power to make policy on their own.

From The Wall Street Journal

One example was Tether, a digital currency specialist which has recently purchased so much gold its reserves reportedly outsize those of some small countries.

From BBC

This explains why most quantum research consists of some kind of modeling problem—and why quantum is expected to have an outsize impact in the areas of drug discovery and materials science.

From Barron's

When income, career stability and a large portion of net worth are tied to a single company, even a modest downturn can have an outsize impact on financial goals.

From MarketWatch