outweigh
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“We think it can be left to each company to make the determination as to whether the benefits of shifting to semiannual reporting outweigh the costs,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
But do their public safety benefits outweigh privacy concerns?
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
“It does require extra steps, but I think the benefits far outweigh the inconvenience.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In other words, for Spurs the pluses of building a new expensive stadium far outweigh the negatives, at least from a financial perspective.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
No, I thought, with Bodega all you could hope for is that the good would outweigh the bad.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
The increased value of SK Telecom’s Anthropic stake outweighs anything happening in its telecom business, Baker says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
“I think that the excitement outweighs the reality,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026
But Pietersen said a stint at the IPL, the world's richest cricket tournament, outweighs time on the county circuit.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
"The number of receptors in the human eye far outweighs what a camera is able to do."
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
Nevertheless, I would argue that in science one step back always results in two steps forward and there are no clear cases where the loss outweighs the gain.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
The Postal Service concluded that the cost to the states is outweighed by the benefits of the changes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Speculation was invited by the prosecution," she said, adding that any value the evidence had "was outweighed by its unfair prejudice".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The business notched net sales of $918 million, down 3.2% from last year, as volume and mix declines outweighed higher prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
By 2014, the program as a whole actually had made money for taxpayers, as the losses were outweighed by repaid loans from companies that had found success.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
But their desire to be rid of Manzanar outweighed that worry.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
“I think the earnings story of small caps is outweighing some of the fears of higher rates.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Its chip-making division posted a record operating profit and accounted for more than 90% of the company’s total earnings for the quarter, outweighing the sluggish performance in other segments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
A jump in technology shares powered markets higher for a second consecutive session, outweighing losses in energy stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
On balance, Europe sees the risks of getting directly involved as outweighing the benefits.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
So much for the good outweighing the bad.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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