outsmart
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Grace and Faith must work together, using their namesake virtues to outsmart the scoundrels and stay alive, and to say it’s far less effective than it was seven years ago is an understatement.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
"Much depends on the military command but Mykhailo has a vision of how to outsmart the system."
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
In the group Slack, Claudius became an oddly real presence, a co-worker people collaborated with in small groups, teased and collectively tried to outsmart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
It took 13-year-old Isobel less than five minutes to outsmart Australia's "world-leading" social media ban for children.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
The web says Arden Jones had “speed, agility, intelligence to outsmart most opponents.”
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
“Maybe that’s post-AGI, once we’ve achieved the mission,” he said, referring to the moment when AI outsmarts humans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Like “Red Eye,” “Drop” is a brisk and breathtaking thriller where the woman outsmarts her persecutor at every turn, despite her past traumas.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2025
Napoleon outsmarts the Austrian army in 1805 by luring fighters onto a snow-covered frozen lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
He’s a drop-back passer with underrated pocket mobility, perfect mechanics and he simply outsmarts everyone else on the field.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2018
But at least, Gennady concludes, unlike a farmer who raises animals only to slaughter them, the hunter’s relationship with the animal is “honest”: “Here, it’s about who outsmarts whom.”
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2013
Italian banker Andrea Orcel did something few thought possible: He outsmarted the Germans on their home turf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
It’s a macroeconomic version of the pain described by the Moneyist reader, and others like him, who believe that they are being outsmarted and out-earned by their neighbors at every turn.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
No, he outsmarted him in periods over 24 rounds.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2023
It has been close to a half-decade, circa 2018, that McVay outsmarted and outwitted friend and mentor Kyle Shanahan in an NFC West game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2022
Even though Mrs. Moss had outsmarted me at her house, I was confident that a doctor would detect the truth.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
The idea that it feels like you are outsmarting other men could be part of the appeal, too.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Museums spent the past few years sinking resources into outsmarting climate-change activists who sloshed tomato soup, cake icing and other foodstuffs all over iconic masterpieces to get attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
With consistent effort and a commitment to outsmarting identity thieves, you can significantly reduce your risk and safeguard your financial and emotional well-being.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2024
We’ve invented various ways of outsmarting beavers with contraptions like “pond levelers,” which drain water out of beaver ponds and limit flood potential.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2023
She blinks a few times, clearly outsmarting me.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
