outnumber
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That brief period of dominance could have altered how the early universe evolved, influencing the conditions that ultimately allowed matter to outnumber antimatter.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
These movements to drop deep therefore help Arsenal outnumber opponents, play around them and get up the pitch.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The people he deems “weirdos” far outnumber those in his narrow category, presumably of non-weirdos, many times over.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Also notable: The number of S&P 500 stocks hitting new 52-week highs was on track to outnumber those hitting new 52-week lows for the first time in about a month.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
They outnumber us two to one, but we’ve still got six original members of the Star Squad, who aren’t trying to run and shoot at the same time.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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The Titanic Syndrome indicator triggers when the Nasdaq Composite is at, or near, record territory, while the number of constituent stocks within it that are hitting fresh 52-week lows outnumbers those making new 52-week highs.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
With roughly 70 of them, the U.S.’s nuclear-submarine fleet outnumbers China by more than five to one, according to U.S. military and third-party estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Meta says the number of photos sent in direct messages now outnumbers those shared for all to see.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024
The decision comes just days after housing activists announced over the weekend that the number of tourist beds in Venice now outnumbers the number of residents, citing official city data.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
The black population outnumbers the white throughout the colony by almost six to one.
From Yankee Girls in Zulu Land by Louise Vescelius-Sheldon
Especially in housing markets such as Houston, Miami, Fla., and Nashville, Tenn., sellers vastly outnumbered buyers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Prior to the war, girls in Gaza outnumbered and outperformed boys at every level of education above primary school.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
An emergent field of research in the last 15 years has focused on the era of the “prison bust,” when prison closures have outnumbered prison openings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
That is a far cry from the pre-financial-crisis landscape: In 2007, assets in active equity funds outnumbered those in passive strategies by more than three to one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Lee was not acting like a man heavily outnumbered.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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One market dynamic that worries him right now is what he views as the outnumbering of traditional value hunters by technicals- or momentum-based investors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Men account for 53 percent of players and women 46 percent, with women actually outnumbering men among Baby Boomers, the ESA said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
There were 3,000 to 4,000 federal forces in Minneapolis, Frey said, vastly outnumbering the city's 600 local police officers.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
Domestic chain Meiyijia has quietly blanketed neighborhoods across China, vastly outnumbering foreign rivals.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
The thing had been plastered on every blank space on every wall, even outnumbering the portraits of Big Brother.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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