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outsmart

[out-smahrt] / ˌaʊtˈsmɑrt /


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A new video series documents Silicon Valley’s most powerful billionaires as they try to outsmart each other in a classic “social deduction” game.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

More broadly, firms have ploughed ahead with AI development - including of "superintelligence" they believe could outsmart humans - while warning of its detrimental impact to some areas of society.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2026

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

“And I could outsmart you with one brain tied behind mine!”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

“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

Part of the show’s enduring appeal is tagging along with the unkempt, endlessly resourceful detective as he outsmarts each episode’s suspect, sniffing out clues even his counterparts have overlooked, until a case is cracked.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 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

This month, the novel Dahl eventually published, about a 5-year-old genius with telekinetic powers who outsmarts her nincompoop parents and repugnant headmistress, celebrates its 25 anniversary.

From Slate Apr. 5, 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

Outflanked by cruel and fickle gods at every turn, legendary Greek hero Odysseus outsmarted a one-eyed giant, suffered through the bewitching Sirens’ song and braved the Underworld’s dead denizens.

From Los Angeles Times 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

The British had outmanned them, outgunned them, and outsmarted them.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

Players instead rely on solving puzzles, outsmarting systems, overcoming obstacles, teamwork and athleticism.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2026

In “Saatapiaq,” by Terrie Kusugak, a man tries to escape his fate by outsmarting an ijiraq, a shapeshifting creature from Inuit lore.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

“I feel like we’re in one of those Sunday night dramas about two bright-eyed, feisty old lady detectives outsmarting the police at every turn.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2025

"Dumb Money" depicts working class people outsmarting some of the richest financial minds and companies in the country.

From Salon Dec. 1, 2023

It's not just having the arrows or outsmarting the Careers a few times, although those things help.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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